forsooth

[ fawr-sooth ]

/ fɔrˈsuθ /

adverb Archaic.

(now used in derision or to express disbelief) in truth; in fact; indeed.

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Origin of forsooth

before 900; Middle English forsothe, Old English forsōth. See for, sooth

Words nearby forsooth

forrestier's disease, forsake, forsaken, forseti, forsook, forsooth, forspeak, forspent, forssmann, forster, forsterite

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Example sentences from the Web for forsooth

Because you have finical poppets of mistresses who hide under the bed when you put on a big voice, forsooth!
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo
My friend John Bull here is very angry with me, forsooth, because I won't agree to his foolish bargains.
The History of John Bull|John Arbuthnot
And red enough he was when I left him; but, forsooth, he reckons that the paint cost him full dear.
Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion|St. George Tucker
The speculation of a savage, forsooth, and this certainty of feeling.
The Hearts of Men|H. Fielding

A pleasant fancy, forsooth, for a fellow who has not a groat in his pocket to look for a yoke-mate above the clouds.
Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote|Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

British Dictionary definitions for forsooth

forsooth

/ (fəˈsuːθ) /

adverb

archaic in truth; indeed

Word Origin for forsooth

Old English forsōth

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