Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- True.
- In a truthful manner; with truth.
- In truth; as a matter of fact; indeed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb obsolete In truth; truly; really; verily.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb archaic
Truly ,verily
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Examples
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Now al-Nábighah al-Zubyání106 was present, and he said, Talib hath spoken soothly as is proven by the saying of the All-wise, the Primæval One,
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“Speakest thou soothly or dost thou but jest with me?”
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Yet soothly were I liefer that my body and my skin should pay the forfeit.
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But as diligent as thou mayst be, thou hast but one pair of hands, wonderful soothly, and yet but one pair.
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And soothly, leeve brother, this is al. Heere in this prisoun moote we endure,
The Canterbury Tales 2006
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CERTES, said Gawaine, soothly have ye said, that I see it openly.
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Beanstan's son, for thee soothly he brought it about.
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats Anonymous
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Grendel's mother: and soothly was minish'd the terror
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats Anonymous
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Another house soothly had erewhile been dighted 1300
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats Anonymous
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Mickle wrack was it soothly for the friend of the Scyldings, 170
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats Anonymous
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