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veracious

[ vuh-rey-shuhs ]
/ vəˈreɪ ʃəs /
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adjective

habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
characterized by truthfulness; true, accurate, or honest in content: a veracious statement; a veracious account.

RELATED WORDS

rightly, sincerely, absolutely, exactly, actually, very, definitely, honestly, surely, positively, genuinely, legitimately, precisely, meticulously, candidly, openly, accurately, literally, strictly, altogether

Nearby words

  1. venusian,
  2. ver,
  3. ver-,
  4. ver.,
  5. vera,
  6. veraciously,
  7. veracity,
  8. veracruz,
  9. veranda,
  10. verandaed

Origin of veracious

First recorded in 1670–80; veraci(ty) + -ous
Related forms
Can be confusedveracious vociferous voracious
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British Dictionary definitions for veraciously

veracious

/ (vɛˈreɪʃəs) /

adjective

habitually truthful or honest
accurate; precise
Derived Formsveraciously, adverbveraciousness, noun

Word Origin for veracious

C17: from Latin vērax, from vērus true
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Word Origin and History for veraciously

veracious

adj.

1670s, from Latin verac-, stem of verax "according to truth, truthful," from verus "true" (see very) + -ous.

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