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Apocryphal

//əˈpɒkɹɪfəl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.

    "[…] ‘Tobit and his dog baith are altogether heathenish and apocryphal, and none but a prelatist or a papist would draw them into question. I doubt I hae been mista'en in you, friend.’"

  2. 2
    Of or relating to the Apocrypha. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical. broadly

    "Many scholars consider the stories of the monk Teilo to be apocryphal."

  4. 4
    Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend. broadly

    "There is an apocryphal tale of a little boy plugging the dike with his finger."

Adjective
  1. 1
    being of questionable authenticity wordnet
  2. 2
    of or belonging to the Apocrypha wordnet

Etymology

From apocrypha + -al.

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