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Meaning of VERISIMILAR

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  appearing to be true or real; "a verisimilar tale"
 
 Synonyms: likely, plausible, probable
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ver`i*sim"i*lar\, a. [L. verisimilis; verus true +
similis like, similar. See {Very}, and {Similar}.]
Having the appearance of truth; probable; likely. ``How
verisimilar it looks.'' --Carlyle.
 

 

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