veracious

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veracious

/vəˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/

Sounds like voracious · Rhymes with -eɪʃəs

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From Latin vērāx (“truthful”) + -acious, from vērus (“true”).

adjective more veracious · most veracious

True. The politician's statement was eventually proven to be veracious.
Similar: veridical · Opposite: 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.
Similar: veridical · Opposite: dishonest, falsidical

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@misc{veracious_2026,
  title = {veracious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/veracious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}