Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

veritably

/ˈvɛɹɪtəbli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: ver-i-ta-bly
IPA: /ˈvɛɹɪtəbli/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a veritable manner; in a way that truly and accurately describes something.

Example Sentences

"My comfort was, that it happened a long time ago, and that he had doubtless been transported a long way off, and that he was dead to me, and might be veritably dead into the bargain."
"A book with veritably no shading or subtlety"

Etymology

Etymology tree English veritable Middle English -ly English -ly English veritably From veritable + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more veritably (comparative) most veritably (superlative)

Synonyms

genuinely

Rhymes With

charitably

Questions

How do you pronounce veritably?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɛɹɪtəbli/.
What does veritably mean?: In a veritable manner; in a way that truly and accurately describes something.
Where does veritably come from?: Etymology tree English veritable Middle English -ly English -ly English veritably From veritable + -ly.

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