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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

She could mix a cocktail as well as the veriest flapper of today.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only the most blandly vacuous and the veriest tyros of the theatre can regard Cock o' the Roost favorably.

From Time Magazine Archive

The veriest Fourth Estate tyro should know that a police officer faced with an unruly mob is too busy to check his press card.

From Time Magazine Archive

Why fill, with the veriest baubles of this unsubstantial scene, hearts already too much inclined to exclude their rightful possessor?

From Discipline by Brunton, Mary

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