Meanings
comparative more veracious · superlative most veracious
- True.
The politician's statement was eventually proven to be veracious.
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"It were against all rules, whether of history or romance—whether I look to my grandfather Henri Quatre, or to the less veracious chronicles of Scuderi, and copy Oroondates—to depart without some favour."
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 321Synonyms: veridical · Antonyms: false, falsidical
- Truthful; speaking the truth.
Now there are two curious circumstances to be observed in this relation of my uncle's, who was, as I have said, a perfectly veracious man.
1864, Sheridan Le Fanu, Wicked Captain Walshawe, of WaulingSynonyms: veridical · Antonyms: dishonest, falsidical
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Origin
- Latinvērāx“truthful”
- Englishveracious
From Latin vērāx (“truthful”) + -acious, from vērus (“true”).
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veracious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veracious
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