veritably

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/ˈvɛɹɪtəbli//ˈvɛɹətəbli/

adverb

In a veritable manner; in a way that truly and accurately describes something.

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adverbveritably (comparative more veritably, superlative most veritably)

comparative more veritably · superlative most veritably

  1. In a veritable manner; in a way that truly and accurately describes something.

    A book with veritably no shading or subtlety

    1988 April 9, Elizabeth Pincus, “So Precious A Love”, in Gay Community News, page 7
    1 more example

    My comfort was, that it happened a long time ago, and that he had doubtless been transported a long way off, and that he was dead to me, and might be veritably dead into the bargain.

    1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter XIX, in Great Expectations […], volume I, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 315

    Synonyms: genuinely

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a veritable manner; in a way that truly and accurately describes something.

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Catalan veritablement
  • veritablementin a veritable manner
French véritablement
  • véritablementin a veritable manner
Spanish verdaderamente
  • verdaderamentein a veritable manner

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APA

veritably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veritably

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“veritably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veritably. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “veritably,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veritably.

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