Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Middle English forms of very, verily.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Very; true.
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Examples
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“O conquerour of Brutes Albyon,” he added, “which that by lyne and free eleccion been verray kyng, this song to yow I sende, and ye, that mowen alle oure harmes amende, have mynde upon my supplicacion.”
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I is hoping verray musch taht there be a plolatinuminum award for HappyCat, CeelingCat, and Jebus Krist – itsa lion!
LOL Day Nom-i-knorms: Goldey Group - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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For righte as the fyn perle congelethe and wexethe gret of the dew of hevene, righte so dothe the verray dyamand: and righte as the perl of his owne kynde takethe roundnesse, righte so the dyamand, be vertue of God, takethe squarenesse.
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Of the knouleche and vertues of the verray Dyamant.
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That in his owene grece I made hym frye For angre, and for verray jalousye.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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And that was the verray croys assayed: for thei founden 3 crosses; on of oure Lord, and 2 of the
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That in his owene grece I made hym frye For angre, and for verray jalousye.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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And that was the verray croys assayed: for thei founden 3 crosses; on of oure
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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For righte as the fyn perle congelethe and wexethe gret of the dew of hevene, righte so dothe the verray dyamand: and righte as the perl of his owne kynde takethe roundnesse, righte so the dyamand, be vertue of God, takethe squarenesse.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Of the knouleche and vertues of the verray Dyamant.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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