"soothfastly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more soothfastly [comparative], most soothfastly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English sothefastly, soþfasstlike, soðfæstlice, from Old English sōþfæstlīċe, equivalent to soothfast + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sothefastly}} Middle English sothefastly, {{m|enm|soþfasstlike}} soþfasstlike, {{m|enm|soðfæstlice}} soðfæstlice, {{inh|en|ang|sōþfæstlīċe}} Old English sōþfæstlīċe, {{suf|en|soothfast|ly|id2=adverbial}} soothfast + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} soothfastly (comparative more soothfastly, superlative most soothfastly)
  1. (archaic) Actually; truthfully; honestly. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-soothfastly-en-adv-De0Zn0wP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial)

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