Found 2 items, similar to forsooth.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: forsooth
forsooth
adv : an archaic word originally meaning `in truth' but now
usually used to express disbelief
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Forsooth
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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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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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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