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veriest

American  
[ver-ee-ist] / ˈvɛr i ɪst /

adjective

  1. utmost; most complete.

    the veriest stupidity.

  2. superlative of very.


veriest British  
/ ˈvɛrɪɪst /

adjective

  1. archaic (intensifier)

    the veriest coward

"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

Etymology

Origin of veriest

very + -est 1

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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