unveracious

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From un- +‎ veracious.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

unveracious (comparative more unveracious, superlative most unveracious)

  1. Not veracious; untruthful; false.
  2. Fake, imitation.
    • 1918 March, Rebecca West [pseudonym; Cicily Isabel Fairfield], chapter I, in The Return of the Soldier, 1st US edition, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 23:
      We did not speak, and she began to flush and wriggle on her seat, and stooped forward to fumble under the legs of her chair for her umbrella. The sight of its green seams and unveracious tortoiseshell handle disgusted Kitty into speech.