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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -forsooth-, *forsooth*
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English-Thai: HOPE Dictionary [with local updates]
forsooth(ฟอร์ซูธ') adv. ตามความจริง, จริง ๆ

English-Thai: Nontri Dictionary
forsooth(adv) ตามความจริง, เป็นจริง, แท้จริง, จริงๆ

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Forsoothn. A person who used forsooth much; a very ceremonious and deferential person. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

You sip so like a forsooth of the city. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Forsoothadv. [ AS. forsōð; for, prep. + sōð sooth, truth. See For, prep., and Sooth. ] In truth; in fact; certainly; very well; -- formerly used as an expression of deference or respect, especially to woman; now used ironically or contemptuously. [ 1913 Webster ]

A fit man, forsooth, to govern a realm! Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our old English word forsooth has been changed for the French madam. Guardian. [ 1913 Webster ]

Forsoothv. t. To address respectfully with the term forsooth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The captain of the “Charles” had forsoothed her, though he knew her well enough and she him. Pepys. [ 1913 Webster ]

WordNet (3.0)
forsooth(adv) an archaic word originally meaning `in truth' but now usually used to express disbelief

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