soothfast

[ sooth-fast, -fahst ]
/ ˈsuθˌfæst, -ˌfɑst /

adjective Archaic.

based on the truth; true.
truthful; veracious.

Origin of soothfast

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

OTHER WORDS FROM soothfast

sooth·fast·ly, adverb sooth·fast·ness, noun

Words nearby soothfast

soong, soony, soot, sooth, soothe, soothfast, soothing, soothsay, soothsayer, soothsaying, sooty

Example sentences from the Web for soothfast

  • I care not if the pomps you show Be what they soothfast appear, Or if yon realms in sunset glow Be bubbles of the atmosphere.

    May-Day |Ralph Waldo Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for soothfast

soothfast
/ (ˈsuːθˌfɑːst) /

adjective archaic

truthful
loyal; true

Word Origin for soothfast

from Old English sōthfæst; see sooth, fast 1