Forthwith vs Henceforth - What's the difference?
forthwith | henceforth |
immediately; without delay
* 1885 —
(formal) From now on; from this time on.
* William Shakespeare, Macbeth , Act I, scene II:
As adverbs the difference between forthwith and henceforth
is that forthwith is immediately; without delay while henceforth is from now on; from this time on.forthwith
English
Adverb
(-)- So he decreed, in words succinct,
That all who flirted, leered or winked
(Unless connubially linked),
Should forthwith be beheaded.
Synonyms
* immediately * straightawayhenceforth
English
Adverb
(-)- My thanes and kinsmen,/'Henceforth be earls, the first that ever Scotland /In such an honour named
- I will try to do a better job, henceforth , now that I know the proper technique!