Veracious

adj.thoughtful, resilientformal

What it means

Habitually truthful and accurate in what is said or recorded.

Reach for it when praising a person or account whose commitment to truth is unusually dependable

The veracious witness corrected a date even though the error helped her case.

everyday
truthful
when honest speech is the direct claim
not when Truthful is natural and broad, while veracious sounds scholarly and can distract from the evidence.
warm
honest
when moral openness and fair dealing matter beyond factual accuracy
not when An honest person can make innocent errors, whereas veracious also stresses accuracy.
professional
accurate
when correspondence with the facts is what can be checked
not when Accurate reports can be produced without proving the writer's truthful character.
professional
reliable
when repeated information can be depended on
not when Reliability may come from method rather than a personal devotion to truth.
formal
candid
when difficult facts are stated openly
not when Candor can be blunt and selective; veracity concerns truthfulness, not style.

veracious account
Her veracious account included the uncertainty around the final hour.
veracious witness
A veracious witness distinguishes memory from inference.
scrupulously veracious
The historian remained scrupulously veracious even in the celebratory chapter.

Veracious is uncommon outside formal or literary prose; truthful is usually clearer.

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