Why vs Forthy - What's the difference?
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For what cause, reason, or purpose.
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An exclamation used to express indignation, mild surprise, or impatience. "Well, I'll tell you...".
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(UK, dialect) A young heifer.
Therefore.
For this, for this reason; on this account.
Forthy is a related term of why.
As adverbs the difference between why and forthy
is that why is for what cause, reason, or purpose while forthy is therefore.As a noun why
is reason.As an interjection why
is an exclamation used to express indignation, mild surprise, or impatience. "Well, I'll tell you...".As a conjunction forthy is
because, for sake, forwhy.why
English
(wikipedia why)Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) . See (l).Adverb
(-)- Why is the sky blue?
- Why did you do that?
- I don’t know why he did that
- Tell me why the moon changes phase.
- Why spend money on something you already get for free?
- Why not tell him how you feel?
- Why''' him? '''Why not someone taller?
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Synonyms
* how come, whereforeNoun
(en noun)- A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how .
Synonyms
* whereforeInterjection
(en interjection)- “Why , child, I tell thee if I was thy mother I would not disown thee; don't you see I am as kind to you as if I was your mother?”
Derived terms
* whyever * why in God's name * why not * why on Earth * whys and wherefores * why the Devil * why the dickens * why the fuckEtymology 2
Noun
(whies)- (Grose)
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Alternative forms
* for-thy, for thy, forthiAdverb
(-)- "Forthy''' as now, I purpose for to wryte...' Forthy as now schortlie to conclude"--Robert Henryson
- ''"Thomalin, have no care for thy ."--Spenser.