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Grammar : Adj
Spell : vuh-rey-shuhs
Phonetic Transcription : vəˈreɪ ʃəs



Definition of veracious

Origin :
  • 1670s, from Latin verac-, stem of verax "according to truth, truthful," from verus "true" (see very) + -ous.
  • adj TRUE
Example sentences :
  • But something new in this veracious narration—the contraband.
  • Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford
  • He was exactly three inches long, says the veracious chronicle, but what a dignity!
  • Extract from : « The Library » by Andrew Lang
  • In regard to truth he was equal to the veracious king Yudhishtira.
  • Extract from : « Vikram and the Vampire » by Richard F. Burton
  • And her functions are somewhat important in this veracious history.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Mine » by Bret Harte
  • This is very far from a veracious conception of Ferriars attitude.
  • Extract from : « Laurence Sterne in Germany » by Harvey Waterman Thayer
  • He was so veracious a man, that it was said of him, after his death, “Truth died with Matyas.”
  • Extract from : « The Romany Rye » by George Borrow
  • It now remains for me, reader, to draw this veracious narrative to a close.
  • Extract from : « Shifting Winds » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • He was so veracious a man, that it was said of him, after his death, ‘Truth died with Matyas.’
  • Extract from : « The Romany Rye » by George Borrow
  • A similar marvel is related in the travels of the veracious Marco Polo.
  • Extract from : « Bygone Beliefs » by H. Stanley Redgrove
  • He preserved them, and they are thus able to be embodied in this veracious chronicle.
  • Extract from : « Punch's Almanack for 1890 » by Various

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