pardi

or par·die, par·dy, per·die

[ pahr-dee ]

adverb

, Archaic.

1. verily; indeed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pardi¹

1200–50; late Middle English pardie, Middle English parde < Old French par De < Latin per Deum by God

Example Sentences

In matters of this kind, each man should look to his own skin, pardi!

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The company was in dire perplexity, when Mol, who was one of them, said: Pardi!

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"Pardi, I should hope so," she answered, with a proud toss of her head.

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An I lose her, no joy for me, Pardi, hath the wide world in fee.

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Pardi, I should not have thought that it had been necessary.

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