forsooth

/fɔrˈsuθ/
adverb
  1. Used to emphasize that something is true, often in an old-fashioned or humorous way; indeed, truly.
    • Forsooth, I have never heard such a ridiculous excuse in all my life.
    • The knight declared, 'I shall, forsooth, rescue the princess from the tower.'
    • She claimed, forsooth, that she could finish the entire project by noon.
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