veridical

[ vuh-rid-i-kuh l ]
/ vəˈrɪd ɪ kəl /

adjective

truthful; veracious.
corresponding to facts; not illusory; real; actual; genuine.
Sometimes ve·rid·ic.

Origin of veridical

1645–55; < Latin vēridicus ( vēr(us) true + -i- -i- + -dicus speaking) + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM veridical

Words nearby veridical

vergil, vergilian, verglas, verhaeren, veridian, veridical, veriest, verifiability principle, verification, verification principle, verified

Example sentences from the Web for veridic

  • I have often observed ordinary writing, but I have never obtained a veridic paranormal fact in this way.

    Metapsychical Phenomena |J. Maxwell

British Dictionary definitions for veridic

veridical
/ (vɪˈrɪdɪkəl) /

adjective

truthful
psychol of or relating to revelations in dreams, hallucinations, etc, that appear to be confirmed by subsequent events

Derived forms of veridical

veridicality (vɪˌrɪdɪˈkælɪtɪ), noun veridically, adverb

Word Origin for veridical

C17: from Latin vēridicus, from vērus true + dīcere to say