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(archaic) Pertaining to or indicative of one who says yea and forsooth; not belonging to genteel society.

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yea-forsooth

Source Word

yea-forsooth

Adjective

archaic

(archaic) Pertaining to or indicative of one who says yea and forsooth; not belonging to genteel society.

Japanese Meaning

（古語）「イエー、フォーソウス」と発する者に関する、すなわち上流階級に属さない者を示す表現

The yea-forsooth herald declared the king's victories with an exaggerated flourish.

その古風で「はい」や「確かに」と言いがちな伝令は、大げさな身振りで王の勝利を宣言した。

Sense（1）

(archaic) Pertaining to or indicative of one who says yea and forsooth; not belonging to genteel society.

A rascally yea-forsooth knave ― Shakespeare.

more yea-forsooth

（ comparative ）

most yea-forsooth

（ superlative ）