Wordfast

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    True to one's word, keeping one's word. dated, literary, obsolete, poetic, rare

    "Shamefast is one of a group and family of words, in all which fast constitutes the second syllable, thus steadfast (A.S. Staðolfæst), wordfast; and those good old words rootfast and rootfastness, which we have now let go.""

Example

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"Shamefast is one of a group and family of words, in all which fast constitutes the second syllable, thus steadfast (A.S. Staðolfæst), wordfast; and those good old words rootfast and rootfastness, which we have now let go.""

Etymology

From word + fast.

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