Both Uses of
forthwith
in
Lord Jim
- It appears that in their flurry they had contrived in some mysterious way to get the sliding bolt of the foremost boat-chock jammed tight, and forthwith had gone out of the remnants of their minds over the deadly nature of that accident.†
Chpt 8 *
- CHAPTER 36 With these words Marlow had ended his narrative, and his audience had broken up forthwith, under his abstract, pensive gaze.†
Chpt 36
Definition:
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(forthwith) immediately -- (most typically seen in legal documents, formal use, or classic literature)