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veritable

[ver-i-tuh-buhl]

adjective

  1. being truly or very much so.

    a veritable triumph.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. Obsolete.true, as a statement or tale.



veritable

/ ˈɛɪəə /

adjective

  1. (intensifier; usually qualifying a word used metaphorically)

    he's a veritable swine!

  2. raregenuine or true; proper

    I require veritable proof

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • veritableness noun
  • veritably adverb
  • nonveritable adjective
  • nonveritableness noun
  • nonveritably adverb
  • unveritable adjective
  • unveritableness noun
  • unveritably adverb
  • ˈٲ adverb
  • ˈٲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of veritable1

1425–75; late Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French. See verity, -able
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of veritable1

C15: from Old French, from éé truth; see verity
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Gilbert largely glosses over the fact that the 2010s unleashed a veritable onslaught of female talent on the cultural world.

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HBO is a veritable warehouse of rich people's tales stretching to the pre- “Sex and the City” era, with “Big Little Lies,” “The Undoing” and “Succession” defining the contemporary generation.

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As it turns out, we live in a place whose weather cycles and topography are a veritable gift to the fire gods.

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In particular, under the selection pressure of cancer therapies, tumor cells undergo a veritable evolution to adapt to the changing conditions -- and often escape the effects of therapy as a result.

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When they launched into “I Got You Babe,” the Dome’s massive crowd responded with a veritable roar.

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