Veritable

//ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tə.bl// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    True; genuine.

    "He is a veritable genius."

  2. 2
    As an intensifier: absolute, indisputable.

    "From 1748, a veritable troop of elocution experts declared war on Scots diction, providing inspirational lectures, books and yet more lists for diligent anglophiles to memorise."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not counterfeit or copied wordnet
  2. 2
    often used as intensifiers wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
authenticaboveboardabsoluteactualall embracingall out

Example

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"Paganini dazzled his audience with (among other things) a veritable hailstorm of left-handed pizzicatos."

Etymology

From Middle French veritable, from Old French veritable, from Latin veritabilis.

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