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English Dictionary: forthwith by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
forthwith
adv
  1. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"
    Synonym(s): immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Forthwith \Forth`with"\ (? [or] ?; see {With}), adv.
      1. Immediately; without delay; directly.
  
                     Immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been
                     scales; and he received sight forthwith. --Acts ix.
                                                                              18.
  
      2. (Law) As soon as the thing required may be done by
            reasonable exertion confined to that object. --Bouvier.
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