veracious
habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest:a veracious witness.
characterized by truthfulness; true, accurate, or honest in content: a veracious statement; a veracious account.
Origin of veracious
1Opposites for veracious
Other words from veracious
- ve·ra·cious·ly, adverb
- ve·ra·cious·ness, noun
- non·ve·ra·cious, adjective
- non·ve·ra·cious·ly, adverb
- non·ve·ra·cious·ness, noun
- un·ve·ra·cious, adjective
- un·ve·ra·cious·ly, adverb
- un·ve·ra·cious·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with veracious
- veracious , vociferous, voracious
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How to use veracious in a sentence
Freydis now smiled a little, for she saw that Manuel believed he was speaking veraciously.
Figures of Earth | James Branch CabellAll I ask of you is that you tell me explicitly and veraciously where this collection of yours may be found.
The Gray Phantom's Return | Herman Landon"She was very tired," said Patty veraciously, but evasively.
New Faces | Myra KellyWhen, therefore, Gammon veraciously informed him that Miss Aubrey had fallen into a decline!
Ten Thousand a-Year (Vol. 2) | Samuel WarrenWe can then be veraciously historical, honestly transcriptive.
Diana of the Crossways, Complete | George Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for veracious
/ (vɛˈreɪʃəs) /
habitually truthful or honest
accurate; precise
Origin of veracious
1Derived forms of veracious
- veraciously, adverb
- veraciousness, noun
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