■ adjective genuine; actual (used to qualify a metaphor): a ~ price explosion.
Derivatives
veritably adverb
Origin
ME (in senses 'true' and 'truthful'): from OFr., from verite (see verity ).
■ adjective genuine; actual (used to qualify a metaphor): a ~ price explosion.
Derivatives
veritably adverb
Origin
ME (in senses 'true' and 'truthful'): from OFr., from verite (see verity ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004