veracious
/vəˈreɪʃəs
/adjective formal
Speaking or representing the truth: a veracious account...
- America's veracious demand is a particularly important factor in these growing global-scale problems.
- I am completely convinced that not everyone is capable of presenting Don Juan on the stage as the veracious lover type of figure.
- It is disheartening for a veracious researcher to debunk this Caspian megalomania.
Synonyms
true, accurate, veritable, correct, errorless, unerring, exact, precise, factual, literal, realistic, authentic, faithful, close, strict, just, unelaborated, unvarnished;
truthful, honest, sincere, frank, candid, honourable, reputable, trustworthy, trusty, reliable, dependable, scrupulous, upright, upstanding, ethical, moral, righteous, virtuous, decent, good
informal on the nail, spot on, as true as I'm sitting/standing here
Derivatives
veraciously
- After the Promise is one of the most veraciously sentimental films of its period.
- Its presence is veraciously awe-inspiring and still a bit surreal.
- According to the calculations of the groundhog, veraciously reported yesterday, we are to have forty days of wintry weather, counting from Sunday.
veraciousness
- She has such a negative view on the veraciousness of the subject.
- Your life experience has really given you the ability to speak with veraciousness and frankness.
- This talk will be about the veraciousness of sources.
Origin
Late 17th century: from Latin verax, verac- (from verus 'true') + -ious.