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More about forsooth

• From Middle English forsothe, <Old English 蹿辞谤蝉艒迟丑. See for, sooth.
• The original sense of “in truth, in fact” without an element of derision or irony is obsolete.

EXAMPLES OF FORSOOTH

• Here’s an original usage example from Othello, Act 1, Scene 1:

Forsooth, a great arithmetician,
One Michael Cassio, a Florentine

• Here’s a modern-day, humorous example:

“Forsooth, I should be so lucky to find a parking spot on a Friday night!”

More about feckless

• First recorded in 1590鈥�1600.
• Originally Scots, from feck, shortened from effeck, Scots form of effect听+ -less.

EXAMPLES OF FECKLESS

• The feckless security measures failed to prevent the breach.
• My feckless efforts to fix the leaky faucet ended in a bigger mess.

More about hangry

• First recorded in 1915鈥�20.
• Formed from h(ungry) + angry.

EXAMPLES OF HANGRY

• After a long day at work, he came home hangry and ready to raid the fridge.
• I snapped at my friend because I was feeling hangry after skipping lunch.