veritable

Adjective
Synonyms: regular(a)veritable(a)authenticbona fideunquestionable

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. often used as intensifiers“a regular morass of details”“a regular nincompoop”“he's a veritable swine”Synonyms: regular(a)veritable(a)
  2. not counterfeit or copied“an authentic signature”“a bona fide manuscript”“an unquestionable antique”“photographs taken in a veritable bull ring”Synonyms: authenticbona fideunquestionable
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Veritable \Ver"i*ta*ble\, a. [F. v['e]ritable. See Verity.] Agreeable to truth or to fact; actual; real; true; genuine. "The veritable Deity." --Sir W. Hamilton. -- Ver"i*ta*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]
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