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Middle English
Alternative forms
- verai, veray, verra, verre, verrei, verrey, verri, verry, very
- werai, werrai, wery
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French verai.
Pronunciation
Adjective
verray (superlative verrayest)
- true, correct, factual, authentic, real
- precise, accurate
- truthful, an accurate rendition
- certain, sure
- skilled, competent (in a given domain of skill)
- fair, proper, appropriate
- worthy, ideal
- A generic all-purpose intensifier
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Adverb
verray
- accurately, precisely, closely, faithfully
- actually, really
- truly, completely
- very, extremely
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Noun
verray
- (rare) The truth; reality
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