soothfast
Americanadjective
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based on the truth; true.
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truthful; veracious.
adjective
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truthful
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loyal; true
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of soothfast
before 900; Middle English sothfast, Old English sōthfæst. See sooth, fast 1
Example Sentences
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"Ay: the ladies may laugh," added his wife, "but 'tis soothfast for all that."
From Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
Then the Queen sent privily for the Wazir's son and asked of the matter, saying, "Tell me, are these words of the Lady Badr al-Budur soothfast or not?"
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
After a while he recovered and asked the Khwajah, "Say me, be these words of thine soothfast or false?"
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
An this tale be soothfast, then am I Mohsin and thou art Musa the Malignant.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Then he ends this preface with a prayer that God will give him grace, "so that I say naught but soothfast thing."
From English Literature for Boys and Girls by Marshall, H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth)
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