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veracious

adj
/vəˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/

Etymology

From Latin verac- + -ious, stem of vērāx (“truthful”), from vērus (“true”).

  1. derived from verac-

Definitions

  1. True.

    • The politician's statement was eventually proven to be veracious.
    • "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."

  2. Truthful

    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.

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Derived

unveracious, veraciously, veraciousness

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA