Veritable
(adjective)
- Actual or true; not false or imaginary.
- Being truly so and not false, genuine or real.
Origin:
From the latin word veritabilis, from veritas, meaning truth.
Examples:
- The celebrity's veritable army of fans followed her every move.
- The veritable success of the company was due to the hard work and dedication of its employees.
- The president's statement was a veritable lie, easily disproved by facts.
- The ancient artifact was a veritable treasure, of great historical significance.
- The veritable reason behind the failure of the project was lack of proper planning.