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True or real. Also: Smooth.

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Usage examples (37)
  • The royal ball was in sooth an honor to attend.
  • In sooth
  • The Ethiopian runner hath brought word to me in sooth
  • The Sage hath praised. 314 A fool, in sooth, grows wise
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  • Sooth is an archaic word and is no longer used except possibly in poetry. Please note that the meaning of this word is different from to soothe, which means to make calm by being gentle.
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