Forthwith

Wednesday 25^th May 2016

Forthwith \ [fawrth-with, -with , fohrth-] 

adverb

1. immediately; at once; without delay:

Any official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith.

Quote

She bade me tell you to come yourself. In obedience to her commands, I do hereby require you to pack yourself up, and proceed forthwith to Grey Abbey.

....Anthony Trollope, The Kellys and the O'Kellys, 1848

Origin

Forthwith entered English in the 1400’s. The prepositional phrase forth with was in use in Middle English.

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