Forsooth

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forsooth \For*sooth"\, n.
     A person who used forsooth much; a very ceremonious and
     deferential person. [R.]
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           You sip so like a forsooth of the city.  --B. Jonson.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forsooth \For*sooth"\, adv. [AS. fors[=o][eth]; for, prep. +
     s[=o][eth] sooth, truth. See {For}, prep., and {Sooth}.]
     In truth; in fact; certainly; very well; -- formerly used as
     an expression of deference or respect, especially to woman;
     now used ironically or contemptuously.
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           A fit man, forsooth, to govern a realm!  --Hayward.
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           Our old English word forsooth has been changed for the
           French madam.                            --Guardian.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forsooth \For*sooth"\, v. t.
     To address respectfully with the term forsooth. [Obs.]
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           The captain of the "Charles" had forsoothed her, though
           he knew her well enough and she him.     --Pepys.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  forsooth
       adv : an archaic word originally meaning `in truth' but now
             usually used to express disbelief

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  42 Moby Thesaurus words for "forsooth":
     absolutely, actually, and no mistake, assuredly, at all events,
     at any rate, by all means, certainly, clearly, decidedly,
     decisively, definitely, distinctly, factually, for a certainty,
     for a fact, for certain, for sure, historically, in fact,
     in reality, in truth, in very sooth, indeed, indeedy,
     most assuredly, most certainly, nothing else but, of a truth,
     of course, positively, really, really-truly, surely,
     to a certainty, truly, undoubtedly, unequivocally, unmistakably,
     verily, veritably, with truth