veridical

[vuh-rid-i-kuhl] / vəˈrɪd ɪ kəl /

ADJECTIVE

accurate

Synonyms

WEAK

authentic careful close concrete correct defined definite deft detailed discriminating discriminative distinct exact explicit factual faithful genuine judicious just literal matter-of-fact methodical meticulous on the button on the money on the nose particular precise proper punctilious punctual regular right rigid rigorous scientific scrupulous severe sharp skillful solid specific strict systematic true truthful ultraprecise unerring unmistakable veracious

Example Sentences

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In India, the recording of history has mostly been neither veridical nor comprehensive.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2021

People tend to think of hallucination as a kind of false perception, in clear contrast to veridical, true-to-reality, normal perception.

From Scientific American • Aug. 27, 2019

Well, to be completely veridical, Davis doesn’t end each season precisely at .247.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2019

The veridical Triboulet did therein hint at what I liked well, as perfectly knowing the inclinations and propensions of my mind, my natural disposition, and the bias of my interior passions and affections.

From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Motteux, Peter Anthony

Many of these hallucinations are termed "veridical", or truth-telling, because they coincide with real events occurring to another person.

From True Irish Ghost Stories by Seymour, St. John D. (St. John Drelincourt)

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