veracious C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /vəˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/ See IPA manual Freq #182196 Meanings 1 adj precisely accurate A veracious account. 2 adj habitually speaking the truth A veracious witness. 3 adj 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · precisely accurate right 3 adj · truthful; speaking the truth. veridical Word family Derived forms unveraciousveraciouslyveraciousness Related forms veracity Etymology From Latin verac- + -ious, stem of vērāx (“truthful”), from vērus (“true”). Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # veracious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /vəˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/ **Frequency rank:** 182196 ## Meanings 1. precisely accurate 2. habitually speaking the truth 3. Truthful; speaking the truth. ## Examples - A veracious account. - A veracious witness. - 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. ## Synonyms - right - veridical ## Derived Forms - unveracious - veraciously - veraciousness ## Related Forms - veracity ## Etymology From Latin verac- + -ious, stem of vērāx (“truthful”), from vērus (“true”). ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown