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Definitions for Veriest
[1] utmost; most complete: the veriest stupidity.
[2] superlative of very.
[3] in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly: A giant is very tall.
[4] (used as an intensive emphasizing superlatives or stressing identity or oppositeness): the very best thing; in the very same place as before.
[5] precise; particular: That is the very item we want.
[6] mere: The very thought of it is distressing.
[7] sheer; utter: He wept from the very joy of knowing he was safe.
[8] actual: He was caught in the very act of stealing.
[9] being such in the true or fullest sense of the term; extreme: the very heart of the matter.
[10] true; genuine; worthy of being called such: the very God; a very fool.
[11] rightful or legitimate.
[12] archaic (intensifier) the veriest coward
[13] (intensifier) used to add emphasis to adjectives that are able to be graded very good ; very tall
[14] (intensifier) used with nouns preceded by a definite article or possessive determiner, in order to give emphasis to the significance, appropriateness or relevance of a noun in a particular context, or to give exaggerated intensity to certain nouns the very man I want to see ; his very name struck terror ; the very back of the room
[15] (intensifier) used in metaphors to emphasize the applicability of the image to the situation described he was a very lion in the fight
[16] archaic real or true; genuine the very living God lawful the very vengeance of the gods
Words related to Veriest
decidedly, particularly, absolutely, awfully, profoundly, excessively, remarkably, certainly, deeply, wonderfully, pretty, incredibly, eminently, uncommonly, truly, highly, extremely, extraordinarily, terribly, exceedingly
Words nearby Veriest
vergilian, verglas, verhaeren, veridian, veridical, veriest, verifiability principle, verification, verification principle, verified, verify
Origin of Veriest
y1200–50; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French verai (French vrai ) < Vulgar Latin *vērācus, for Latin vērāx truthful, equivalent to vēr(us ) true (cognate with Old English wǣr, German wahr true, correct) + -āx adj. suffix
Words that may be confused with Veriest
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, verymuch, very, (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)
Word origin for Veriest
yC13: from Old French verai true, from Latin vērax true, from vērus true
Synonyms for Veriest
actual, appropriate, authentic, bare, bona fide, correct, especial, express, genuine, ideal, identical, indubitable, mere, model, perfect, plain, precise, pure, right, same, selfsame, sheer, simple, special, sure-enough, true, undoubted, unqualified, unquestionable, veritable, very same