adj.
Pronunciation: ' ver- ə -t ə -b ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from verité
Date: 15th century
: being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary ― often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor <a veritable mountain of references>
– ver · i · ta · ble · ness noun
– ver · i · ta · bly \ -bl ē \ adverb