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Forsooth: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Forsooth adverb. Truly or indeed, now mostly used to mock something as pompous or unlikely.
How to say it
fur-SOOTH/fəˈsuːθ/
2 syllables, stressed on the second (SOOTH).
Forsooth in a sentence
He'll be on time tomorrow, forsooth, just like every other day.
Forsooth, a politician has admitted a mistake.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- indeed
- truly
- in truth
Where forsooth comes from
From Old English forsōth, for truth.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
_____, a politician has admitted a mistake.
- yonder
- forsooth
- anon
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forsooth: Forsooth, a politician has admitted a mistake.