soothly

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soothly

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From Middle English sothly, soþliche, from Old English sōþlīċe; equivalent to sooth + -ly.

adverb more soothly · most soothly

archaic Truly, verily.
Similar: in fact, soothfast, above a bit, actually, all things considered, as a matter of fact, by right, certainly, come to think of it, de facto, definitely, de jure

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@misc{soothly_2026,
  title = {soothly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/soothly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}