verisimilar

IPA: vɛrʌsʌmˈɪɫɝ

Examples of "verisimilar" in Sentences

And mostly he proceeds to write about the verisimilar power of fiction, which he ranks of supreme importance.
Modern writers of fiction seem to be more attracted to realistic biblical characters, involved in verisimilar situations.
But the ridiculous must no longer come forward as the pure creation of his own fancy, but must be verisimilar, that is, seem to be real.
In science fiction there can be no inexplicable marvels, no transcendence, no devils or demons -- and the patterns of occurrence must be verisimilar.
Occasionally he draws attention to the formal properties underlying those verisimilar effects—and those sections are by far my favorite parts of his book.
First comes the long, learned or at least verisimilar discourse on the virtue of one item versus another, followed by effusive congratulations on the discernment and taste evident in the customer's choice.
It's virtually impossible for me not to characterize what I do in realist terms, because what I am doing in describing the whole topology of historical evidences is nothing other than developing a more verisimilar account.
There might be some handful of radical formalists who argue that fiction contains no verisimilar power, and a few radical realists who claim that fiction is not artifice, but does anyone take such critics and views seriously?