veracious
Americanadjective
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habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest.
a veracious witness.
- Antonyms:
- mendacious
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characterized by truthfulness; true, accurate, or honest in content.
a veracious statement; a veracious account.
- Antonyms:
- mendacious
adjective
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habitually truthful or honest
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accurate; precise
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of veracious
First recorded in 1670–80; veraci(ty) + -ous
Explanation
Someone who is veracious speaks the truth — like your brutally honest friend who always lets you know what she thinks about your outfits, your hairstyle, your lasagna recipe, and your taste in movies. Think of a veracious person as someone who is like a witness under oath in a court of law, someone who speaks "the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth." Don’t ask a question of a veracious friend unless you really want to know the answer. The adjective veracious can be applied not just to people but also to things that are true or accurate, such as "a veracious story" or "a veracious statement."
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Example Sentences
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“These are the creatures,” he wrote, “that prove fairy tales to be more veracious than ancient history.”
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2017
And I got so in love with it that I just became a veracious reader.
From Slate • Oct. 19, 2017
For too long this film renders a portrait of a feminist artist in clown paint, though Tomlin hangs in with a veracious, multidimensional performance.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2015
I have always been a veracious reader and encourage OtterBox employees to do the same by keeping a library of the books that have most influenced the direction of the company in my office.
From Inc • Sep. 5, 2012
In the year eighteen hundred and sixty-five a numerous company were reunited at the Albergo della Grotta, where we will finish, as we have begun, our veracious history.
From The Jew by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy
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