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.

Origin of veritable

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

Related formsver·i·ta·ble·ness, nounver·i·ta·bly, adverbnon·ver·i·ta·ble, adjectivenon·ver·i·ta·ble·ness, nounnon·ver·i·ta·bly, adverbun·ver·i·ta·ble, adjectiveun·ver·i·ta·ble·ness, nounun·ver·i·ta·bly, adverb

Synonyms for veritable

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1. real, genuine; utter.

Synonym study

1. See authentic.

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Related Words for veritably

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

Examples from the Web for veritably

Historical Examples of veritably

He had veritably saved her father from disaster; had saved her from—from many things.
Thoroughbreds
W. A. Fraser
The things were not only close: they were veritably upon us!
Vampires of Space
Sewell Peaslee Wright
He was breathing heavily; he looked, veritably, a wounded man.
The Long Roll
Mary Johnston
The grandson, then and there, was veritably drunk with the frenzy of despair!
Joan of Arc of the North Woods
Holman Day
Yes, it is even so: this is no vain phrase; it is veritably so.
Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
Thomas Carlyle

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

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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.