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veriest

American  
[ver-ee-ist] / ˈvɛr i ɪst /

adjective

  1. utmost; most complete.

    the veriest stupidity.

  2. superlative of very.


veriest British  
/ ˈvɛrɪɪst /

adjective

  1. archaic (intensifier)

    the veriest coward

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of veriest

very + -est 1

Example Sentences

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The veriest dauber knows about dynamic symmetry which is, in a sense, geometry in art.

From Time Magazine Archive

She could mix a cocktail as well as the veriest flapper of today.

From Time Magazine Archive

If the Fall is a tragedy, Collier feels, as petulantly as the veriest college sophomore, then God is to blame.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is something uncanny about the way the veriest trifles in the "well-constructed" novel fit into the relentless pattern of the whole.

From Time Magazine Archive

Whate'er these bookÐlearned blockheads say, Solon's the veriest fool in all the play.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

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