soothfast

English

Etymology

Middle English sothfast from Old English sōþfæst (“true, trustworthy”), from sōþ (“true, sooth”) + -fæst from fæst (“firm, secure, fast”). More at sooth, fast

Adjective

soothfast

1. actual
2. real
3. based on the truth, true; faithful; honest, veracious
   • Sir Walter Scott

     Why do not you […] bear leal and soothfast evidence in her behalf, as ye may with a clear conscience?

Adverb

soothfast

1. actually; truthfully

   I care not if the pomps you show be what they soothfast appear. --Ralph Waldo Emerson.