I. -_rə̇st noun
( -s )
Etymology: Italian verista, from vero true + -ista -ist
: one who practices or advocates verism
II. adjective
or ve·ris·tic və̇ˈristik
Etymology: verist from French vériste, from Italian verista verist, noun; veristic from verist (I) + -ic
: having the qualities or character of verism