thus

Words with a similar base: thus, thusly

'thus'

[frankincense.n.01] as in: an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation

'thus'

[therefore.r.01] as in: (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

Examples:
therefore X must be true
the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory
we were young and thence optimistic
it is late and thus we must go
the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted

'thus'

[thus.r.02] as in: in the way indicated; ; ; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)

Examples:
hold the brush so
set up the pieces thus

Origins

					thus (English)
└── thus (Middle English (1100-1500))

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