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for·sooth (fôr so̵̅o̅t̸h′, fər-)

adverb

Archaic in truth; no doubt; indeed: in later use, mainly ironic

Etymology: ME forsoth < OE prep. for + soth, truth: see sooth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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