adj.
Pronunciation: v ə - ' ri-di-k ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin veridicus, from verus true + dicere to say ― more at VERY , DICTION
Date: 1653
1 : TRUTHFUL , VERACIOUS <tried ⋯ to supply ⋯ a veridical background to the events and people portrayed ― Laura Krey>
2 : not illusory : GENUINE <it is assumed that ⋯ perception is veridical ― George Lakoff>
– ve · rid · i · cal · i · ty \ - ˌ ri-d ə - ' ka-l ə -t ē \ noun
– ve · rid · i · cal · ly \ - ' ri-di-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb