veriest
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of veriest
Example Sentences
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After a blotchy red rash appears, the veriest tyro knows it.
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Vivid colors, big bulks, graceful stream lines satisfied even the veriest tyro.
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There is something uncanny about the way the veriest trifles in the "well-constructed" novel fit into the relentless pattern of the whole.
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The veriest dauber knows about dynamic symmetry which is, in a sense, geometry in art.
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The veriest "de'il"—as Burns says—"wad look into thy face and swear he could na wrang thee."
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe
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