ver·i·ta·ble (věr'ĭ-tə-bəl) adj. Being truly so called; real or genuine: "Her tea ... was set forth with as much grace as if she had been a veritable guest to her own self"(Mary Wilkins Freeman).
[Middle English, from Old French, from verite; see verity.] ver'i·ta·ble·ness n., ver'i·ta·bly adv.