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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


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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 dauber knows about dynamic symmetry which is, in a sense, geometry in art.

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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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Or perhaps those who have never known a mother's love cling to the veriest shred and tatter of it, if it fall in their way.

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