veridical

[ vuh-rid-i-kuhl ]

/ vəˈrɪd ɪ kəl /

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adjective

truthful; veracious.

corresponding to facts; not illusory; real; actual; genuine.

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Sometimes ve·rid·ic .

Origin of veridical

1645–55; <Latin vēridicus (vēr(us) true + -i--i- + -dicus speaking) + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM veridical

ve·rid·i·cal·i·ty, nounve·rid·i·cal·ly, adverbun·ve·rid·ic, adjectiveun·ve·rid·i·cal, adjective

un·ve·rid·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby veridical

verger, Vergil, Vergilian, verglas, Verhaeren, veridical, veriest, verifiability principle, verification, verification principle, verified

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How to use veridical in a sentence

Veridical warnings are a commonplace in the literature of all countries.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh
In the records of the mind, where the inner chronicle of life is written, they are intensely clear and veridical.
The Valley of Vision|Henry Van Dyke
Your dream or hallucination is said to be veridical when it conveys an idea which is both true and previously unknown to you.
Occultism and Common-Sense|Beckles Willson
Ah, would to God that I had now a bottle of the best wine that ever those drank who shall read this so veridical history!
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais

In the meantime with shaking bodies and infirm gesture the Parcae began to intone their veridical chant.
The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus|Caius Valerius Catullus

British Dictionary definitions for veridical

veridical

/ (vɪˈrɪdɪkəl) /

adjective

truthful

psychol of or relating to revelations in dreams, hallucinations, etc, that appear to be confirmed by subsequent events

Derived forms of veridical

veridicality (vɪˌrɪdɪˈkælɪtɪ), nounveridically, adverb

Word Origin for veridical

C17: from Latin vēridicus, from vērus true + dīcere to say

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