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verie

verie adjective: early Modern spelling of very.

Adjective

verie (not generally comparable, comparative verier, superlative veriest)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Early Modern spelling of very.

Adverb

verie (not comparable)

  1. Early Modern spelling of very.
    • At that time liued likewise a worthie Gentleman, whose many verie famius deeds (wherof I am sorie I may here make no rehearsal, because neither time nor occasion will permitte me) renowne his name to all ensuing posterities: he, being called sir Richard Whittington, the founder of Whittington...1592, R. G., The Third And Last Part Of Conny-Catching. (1592)

Forms of verie

comparativeverier
superlativeveriest

Questions about verie

What does verie mean?
Verie means early Modern spelling of very.
What part of speech is verie?
Verie can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near verie in the dictionary

  1. veridicity
  2. veridicous
  3. veridiction
  4. veridictions
  5. veridity
  6. verie
  7. verier
  8. veriest
  9. verifiabilities
  10. verifiability
  11. verifiability criterion

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