adjective
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(intensifier; usually qualifying a word used metaphorically)
he's a veritable swine!
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rare genuine or true; proper
I require veritable proof
Related Words
See authentic.
Other Word Forms
- nonveritable adjective
- nonveritableness noun
- nonveritably adverb
- unveritable adjective
- unveritableness noun
- unveritably adverb
- veritableness noun
- veritably adverb
Etymology
Origin of veritable
1425–75; late Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French. See verity, -able
Example Sentences
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He amused himself watching one stately older man examine the underside of the table, find nothing, and leave that night sure “that these rappings were veritable messages from beyond the grave.”
From Literature
In the years since, Gu has established herself as a veritable sports icon in China.
From BBC
“Despite my curiosity, I decided that my ignorance was less important than the existence of this microcosmic ecosystem in a veritable desert.”
From Literature
It’s a veritable Jackson Pollock spattering of woes.
From Barron's
McCarthy and Baby are not alone -- "Heated Rivalry" is a veritable cultural phenomenon.
From Barron's
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