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forthwith.

Without delay; immediately.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/fɔːθˈwɪð/Received-Pronunciation/-ˈwɪθ/Received-Pronunciation/fɔɹθˈwɪθ/General-American/ˈfɔɹθˌwɪθ/General-American
  1. Without delay; immediately.

    formal · literary · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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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