Showing posts with label veracious. Show all posts
Showing posts with label veracious. Show all posts

Friday, August 23, 2013

voracious, veracious

Voracious or voracious means craving mass quantities of food--
He always returned form jogging with a voracious appetite.
He had a voracious appetite for barbecue, and would light the grill even in the rain.

Veracious or veracious means truthful, said of a person, or having the habit of telling the truth--
He seems veracious, but we'll have to check out his account of what happened.
This witness may be veracious, but the story is far-fetched.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He was veracious when describing his voracious appetite, as we saw when we sat down to eat."

Note-- "veracity" means truthfulness--
The lie detector test confirmed the veracity of his statement.
"Voracity" means an insatiable appetite--
The voracity of his appetite was legendary at the all-you-can-eat restaurant.