- Soothly
- Soothly Sooth"ly, adv. In truth; truly; really; verily. [Obs.] ``Soothly for to say.'' --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
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soothly — thlē adverb Etymology: Middle English sothly, soothly, from Old English sothlīce, from sothlīc, adjective, true, truthful, from sōth true + līc ly more at sooth archaic : in truth : truly … Useful english dictionary
soothly — adverb Date: before 12th century archaic in truth ; truly … New Collegiate Dictionary
soothly — See sooth. * * * … Universalium
soothly — adverb Truly, verily … Wiktionary
soothly — in truth; truly Forthright s Forsoothery … Phrontistery dictionary
soothly — adv. Ps. xxxvi. 33 … Oldest English Words
soothly — sooth·ly … English syllables
sooth — soothly, adv. /soohth/, Archaic. n. 1. truth, reality, or fact. adj. 2. soothing, soft, or sweet. 3. true or real. [bef. 900; ME; OE soth; c. OS soth, ON sannr, Goth sunjis true, Skt sat, sant true, real; akin to IS] * * * … Universalium
Likeness — Like ness, n. [AS. gel[=i]cnes.] 1. The state or quality of being like; similitude; resemblance; similarity; as, the likeness of the one to the other is remarkable. [1913 Webster] 2. Appearance or form; guise. [1913 Webster] An enemy in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Soothfast — Sooth fast , adv. Soothly; really; in fact. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] I care not if the pomps you show Be what they soothfast appear. Emerson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
