forsooth
In truth, verily
Forsooth is an archaic exclamation meaning "in truth" or "indeed," now used only ironically or humorously to mock pretentious speech or feigned surprise: Forsooth, the prince deigns to join us for dinner.
It survives mainly in period dramas and deliberate archaism.
Archaic word for certainly
- indeedWord affirming emphasis
- certainlyWithout any doubt
- trulyIn a genuine manner
- assuredlyWith full certainty
undoubtedly · absolutely · surely · really · genuinely · positively · definitely · unquestionably
Archaic word for certainly
- pritheeArchaic entreaty word
- yeArchaic second-person plural
- thouArchaic second-person pronoun
- theeSecond-person object, antiquated
hast · doth · whence · wherefore · thither · betwixt · nay · fie
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- stagecraftTheater production expertise
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
Elizabethan · costume · period · declamation · bard · troupe · repertory · flourish
Irony used to mock
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- incredulityInability to accept something
feigned · exaggeration · theatrical · sardonic · wry · tongue-in-cheek · eye-roll · obviously
verily
Archaic word for certainly
assuredly · undoubtedly · absolutely · surely · really · genuinely · positively · definitely · unquestionably · aye
verily
Archaic word for certainly
thee · hast · doth · whence · wherefore · thither · betwixt · nay · fie · alas
Shakespeare
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- stagecraftTheater production expertise
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
dramatic · Elizabethan · costume · period · declamation · bard · troupe · repertory · flourish · aside
sarcasm
Irony used to mock
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
incredulity · feigned · exaggeration · theatrical · sardonic · wry · tongue-in-cheek · eye-roll · obviously · supposedly
- old-fashioned wordshark, betwixt, hither, prithee, thither
- Old-timey exclamationsgolly, gee whiz, jeepers, gadzooks, fiddlesticks
- Old-timey wordsicebox, gramophone, phonograph, horseless carriage, aeroplane
- Archaismsthee, thou, thy, thine, ye
- Olde Englishthee, thou, thy, thine, hath
- archaic adverbsanon, betimes, ere, erstwhile, hence
forsoothfalsely
Contrary to fact
untruly · deceitfully · insincerely · dishonestly · untruthfully
forsoothdoubtfully
In an unconvinced way
skeptically · supposedly · allegedly · questionably · yeah right