veritable
[ ver-i-tuh-buhl ]
/ ˈvɛr ɪ tə bəl /
adjective
being truly or very much so: a veritable triumph.
Obsolete. true, as a statement or tale.
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verily, verisimilar, verisimilitude, verism, verismo, veritable, veritas, verity, verjuice, verkhne-udinsk, verkhneudinsk
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1. See authentic.
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veritable
/ (ˈvɛrɪtəbəl) /
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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veritable
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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