veracious en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /vəˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/
Etymology
From Latin vērāx (“truthful”) + -acious, from vērus (“true”).
Meanings
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True.
"It were against all rules, whether of history or romance—whether I look to my grandfather Henri Quatre, or to the less veracious chronicles of Scuderi, and copy Oroondates—to depart without some favour."
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 321:The politician's statement was eventually proven to be veracious.
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Truthful; speaking the truth.
Now there are two curious circumstances to be observed in this relation of my uncle's, who was, as I have said, a perfectly veracious man.
1864, Sheridan Le Fanu, Wicked Captain Walshawe, of Wauling:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more veracious | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most veracious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
dishonest · falsidical · false · falsidical
Deriveds
veraciousness · unveracious · veraciously · inveracious