[ve.rid.i.cal] adj [L veridicus, fr. verus true + dicere to say--more at very, diction] (1653) 1: truthful, veracious "tried ... to supply ... a ~ background to the events and people portrayed --Laura Krey"
2: not illusory: genuine "it is assumed that ... perception is ~ --George Lakoff" -- ve.rid.i.cal.i.ty n -- ve.rid.i.cal.ly adv