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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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Vivid colors, big bulks, graceful stream lines satisfied even the veriest tyro.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

It is a fact, which has impressed itself upon all readers of history, that countries which have been the homes of the most powerful and cultured nations, are now great stretches of the veriest desert.

From Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy by Widtsoe, John Andreas

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