NYT Dictionary
FORTHWITH
/fɔɹθˈwɪθ/AdverbFORTH-withforth-with · 2 syllablesCollege
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020
Meaning
Without delay; immediately.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
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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NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2020.