noun
adjective
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true or real
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smooth
Other Word Forms
- soothly adverb
Etymology
Origin of sooth
before 900; Middle English; Old English sōth; cognate with Old Saxon sōth, Old Norse sannr, Gothic sunjis true, Sanskrit sat, sant true, real; akin to is
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Example Sentences
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Aloe vera cream and ice wrapped in a towel helped to sooth Hector at the airport and during the flight.
From BBC
Much like Dustin, the masses peg Rahm as a bomber with little else to his game, but in sooth, he’s incredibly well rounded.
From Golf Digest
For sooth, I could have killed Father for dying.
From Literature
In sooth, he was an idealist and romanticist.
From Project Gutenberg
He was still in full career, a little enjoying, to say sooth, some of the good lady's minor absurdities, when Zara re-entered the room with a quick step, and a somewhat eager look.
From Project Gutenberg
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