Veridical

Origin

From Latin veridicus ("truly said"), from verus ("true") and dīcō ("I say").

Full definition of veridical

Adjective

1. True.
2. Pertaining to an experience, perception, or interpretation that accurately represents reality; as opposed to imaginative, unsubstantiated, illusory, or delusory.Few believe that all claimed religious experiences are veridical.
• 1995, Herbert_Simon, "Guest Editorial", Public Administration Review, vol. 55, no. 5, p. 404:There was great need for empirical research that would build a more veridical description of organizations and management.

Antonyms

• falsidical
• imaginative

Derived terms

• veridicality

Related terms

• veridicous

Anagrams

• larvicide