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▪ I. soothful, a.1 Obs. or arch.|ˈsuːθfʊl|
Also 4 sothfol, zoþuol; 9 Sc. soothfow.
[f. sooth a. + -ful.]
True; truthful, veracious.
13..E.E. Allit. P. A. 498 In sothfol gospel of god almyȝt. 1587Fleming Contn. Holinshed III. 1339/1 Gods heavenlie grace, and soothful skill reviving Antwerpe newe. 1813Scott Trierm. iii. xxxiii, Nay, soothful bards have said [etc.]. 1825Jamieson Suppl., A soothfow servant, one who is not an eye-servant. Loth[ian].
Hence † ˈsoothfully adv., truly, really. Obs.—1
1340Ayenb. 133 Al þet he hedde..he yaf uor þet he wes zoþuolliche poure.
▪ II. soothful, a.2|ˈsuːðfʊl|
[f. soothe v. Cf. sooth a. 4.]
Soothing; restful.
1886J. Ashby-Sterry Lazy Minstrel (1892) 163 Sweet are the zephyrs, hay-scented and soothful. 1896― Tale Thames iv. (1903) 28 A picture..agreeable to the eye and soothful to the mind. Ibid. 36 There was an indescribably soothful feeling about the place. |