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soothfast

[sooth-fast, -fahst]

adjective Archaic.

based on the truth; true.

truthful; veracious.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English sothfast, Old English sōthfæst. See sooth, fast¹

Related forms

sooth·fast·ly, adverb

sooth·fast·ness, noun

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soothfast (ˈsuːθˌfɑːst)

—*adj*
1.	truthful
2.	loyal; true

[from Old English sōthfæst; see sooth, fast¹]

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