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Added 9 October 2026

veracious

/vəˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/ adjective

Latin root: vērāx Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about veracious at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Habitually speaking the truth.
a veracious witness
Precisely accurate.
a veracious account

Origin

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

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