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veracious

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/vɛˈreɪʃəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/vəˈreɪʃəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(və rā′shəs)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2022
ve•ra•cious /vəˈreɪʃəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. truthful.
See -ver-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2022
ve•ra•cious  (və rā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. habitually speaking the truth;
    truthful;
    honest:a veracious witness.
  2. characterized by truthfulness;
    true, accurate, or honest in content:a veracious statement; a veracious account.
  • veraci(ty) + -ous 1670–80
ve•ra′cious•ly, adv. 
ve•ra′cious•ness, n. 
    • 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mendacious.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
veracious /vɛˈreɪʃəs/ adj
  1. habitually truthful or honest
  2. accurate; precise
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin vērax, from vērus true

veˈraciously adv veˈraciousness n
'veracious' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mendacious - soothfast - true - truth - veracity - veridical
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