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veriest

American

[ver-ee-ist] / ˈvɛr i ɪst /

adjective

utmost; most complete.

the veriest stupidity.
superlative of very.

veriest British

/ ˈvɛrɪɪst /

adjective

archaic (intensifier)

the veriest coward

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Etymology

Origin of veriest

very + -est ¹

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Only the most blandly vacuous and the veriest tyros of the theatre can regard Cock o' the Roost favorably.

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After a blotchy red rash appears, the veriest tyro knows it.

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Facing the veriest day of her young life this week, Luci was clearly determined to savor every precious moment of it, public and private.

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The veriest Fourth Estate tyro should know that a police officer faced with an unruly mob is too busy to check his press card.

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I felt for the moment the veriest coward.

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