Added 9 October 2026
forthwith
/fɔːθˈwɪð/ adverb
In Latin: cōnfestim, statim, extemplō Wiktionary
adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about forthwith at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening.
he answered immediately
Origin
From Middle English forth-with (“at once, immediately; at the same time, already; straight ahead”) [and other forms], partly from the phrase forth with (something), and partly from forth-with-al, furth-with-al (“at once, immediately; together with”) (whence forthwithal).
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