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VERACIOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Precisely accurate

Example:

a veracious account

Synonyms:

right; veracious

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

accurate (conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Habitually speaking the truth

Example:

a veracious witness

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

true; truthful (expressing or given to expressing the truth)

Derivation:

veracity (unwillingness to tell lies)

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