veritable

[ver-i-tuh-buhl]

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adjective

being truly or very much so: a veritable triumph.

Obsolete. true, as a statement or tale.

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Origin of veritable

1425–75; late Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French. See verity, -able

SYNONYMS FOR veritable

1. real, genuine; utter.

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ver·i·ta·ble·ness, nounver·i·ta·bly, adverbnon·ver·i·ta·ble, adjectivenon·ver·i·ta·ble·ness, noun

non·ver·i·ta·bly, adverbun·ver·i·ta·ble, adjectiveun·ver·i·ta·ble·ness, nounun·ver·i·ta·bly, adverb

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1. See authentic.

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British Dictionary definitions for veritable

veritable

adjective (prenominal)

(intensifier; usually qualifying a word used metaphorically)he's a veritable swine!

rare genuine or true; properI require veritable proof

Derived Formsveritableness, nounveritably, adverb

Word Origin for veritable

C15: from Old French, from vérité truth; see verity

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Word Origin and History for veritable

veritable

adj.

late 15c., from Anglo-French and Old French veritable "true," from verité (see verity) + -able. Probably lost mid-17c. and reborrowed or revived after 1830. Related: Veritably.

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