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sooth⋅fast

  [sooth-fast, -fahst]
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–adjective Archaic.
1. based on the truth; true.
2. truthful; veracious.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME sothfast, OE sōthfæst. See sooth, fast 1

Related forms:
soothfastly, adverb
soothfastness, noun
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sooth·fast   (sōōth'fāst')   
adj.   Archaic

  1. Truthful; honest.

  2. True; real.


[Middle English sothfast, from Old English sōthfæst : sōth, truth; see sooth + fæst, fixed, fast; see fast1.]
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