Usually means: Indeed; truly; often used archaically.
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▸ adverb:  (archaic or poetic) Used as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfully.

Similar:
truly, really, in truth, soothfastly, soothly, true, indeed, trooly, for real and for true, for realsies, more...

Opposite:
nay, never, not at all

Types:
statistical, probabilistic, causal, correlation, explanatory, more...

Phrases:
yea forsooth, more...

Adjectives:
divine, history, more, tender, own, such, worthy, high, original, fine, rich

Colors:
    antique white,     sepia,     umber,     sienna,     burgundy, more...
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Similar:
truly, really, in truth, soothfastly, soothly, true, indeed, trooly, for real and for true, for realsies, more...

Opposite:
nay, never, not at all

Types:
statistical, probabilistic, causal, correlation, explanatory, more...

Phrases:
yea forsooth, more...

Adjectives:
divine, history, more, tender, own, such, worthy, high, original, fine, rich

Colors:
    antique white,     sepia,     umber,     sienna,     burgundy, more...



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