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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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The veriest dauber knows about dynamic symmetry which is, in a sense, geometry in art.

From Time Magazine Archive

The result is that after meeting Bach, even the veriest cynic is likely to find himself shamelessly rooting for Jonathan Livingston Seagull and curiously willing to forgive the book its literary trespasses.

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

They may be the veriest Crabs, growing in wild spots, unbidden, and savage and bitter in their tang, but even these seedling Pippins are domestic in aspect.

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse

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