"soothly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more soothly [comparative], most soothly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English sothly, soþliche, from Old English sōþlīċe; equivalent to sooth + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sothly}} Middle English sothly, {{m|enm|soþliche}} soþliche, {{inh|en|ang|sōþlīċe}} Old English sōþlīċe, {{suf|en|sooth|ly}} sooth + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} soothly (comparative more soothly, superlative most soothly)
  1. (archaic) Truly, verily. Tags: archaic Synonyms: in fact, soothfast, actually
    Sense id: en-soothly-en-adv-Z6MYz3KB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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