All 3 Uses of
veritable
in
Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl - Definitive Edition
- A veritable thunderstorm of words came crashing down on me again this morning.
p. 94.2 *veritable = used for emphasis to introduce a dramatic metaphor
- I mentioned something to that effect while we were doing the dishes, and Dussel launched into a veritable tirade.
p. 125.9
- Mrs. van D. changes shoes and shuffles through the room in her slippers; Mr. van D. too — a veritable Charlie Chaplin.
p. 143.4
Definition:
used for emphasis: to describe one thing as almost like another (more intense) thing