VERACIOUS

veracious, right

(adjective) precisely accurate; “a veracious account”

veracious

(adjective) habitually speaking the truth; “a veracious witness”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

veracious (comparative more veracious, superlative most veracious)

True.

Truthful; speaking the truth.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Ve*ra"cious, a. Etym: [L. verax, -acis, fr. verus true. See Very.]

1. Observant of truth; habitually speaking truth; truthful; as, veracious historian. The Spirit is most perfectly and absolutely veracious. Barrow.

2. Characterized by truth; not false; as, a veracious account or narrative. The young, ardent soul that enters on this world with heroic purpose, with veracious insight, will find it a mad one. Carlyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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