A.Word.A.Day -- forsooth

A.Word.A.Day

About | Media | Search | Contact

Home

Today's Word

Yesterday's Word

A.Word.A.Day--forsooth

(for-SOOTH)

adverb: In truth; Indeed.

[From Middle English forsoth, from Old English forsoth, from for + soth (truth).]

The term is used to express doubt, disbelief, or contempt now. Its modern equivalent might be the word really, as in "Really?"

"Others wanted him to spend less on social services and old people - forsooth!"
Simon Hoggart; Howard is Upstaged by a Virtuoso Display of Sadie-Masochism; The Guardian (London, UK); Mar 18, 2004.

"Gold diggers and murderers forsooth, the stage is set as far as the JVP is concerned, for their historic entry into forming the next government."
Haunting Memories of the JVP That Linger; Sunday Leader (Colombo, Sri Lanka); Mar 21, 2004.

See more usage examples of forsooth in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.

X-Bonus

Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of the car is separate from the way the car is driven. -Edward De Bono, consultant, writer, and speaker (1933- )

What they say

“Anu Garg triggers the kind of passionate reaction that actors, authors and memoirists would die for.”
Read more

More articles

Anu Garg on words

“A large vocabulary is like an artist having a big palette of colors. We don’t have to use all the colors in a single painting, but it helps to be able to find just the right shade when we need it.”

We need your help

Help us continue to spread the magic of words to readers everywhere

Donate

Subscriber Services
Awards | Stats | Links | Privacy Policy
Contribute | Advertise