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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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RELATED WORDS

absolutely, indeed, very, literally, really, easily, certainly, truly, surely, naturally, undoubtedly, undeniably, precisely, plainly, actually, completely, simply, directly, rightly, sincerely

Nearby words

  1. verily,
  2. verisimilar,
  3. verisimilitude,
  4. verism,
  5. verismo,
  6. veritas,
  7. verity,
  8. verjuice,
  9. verkhne-udinsk,
  10. verkhneudinsk

Origin of veritable

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

Synonym study

1. See authentic.
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British Dictionary definitions for veritably

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
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
Word Origin and History for veritably

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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