apocryphal
[ uh-pok-ruh-fuh l ]
/ əˈpɒk rə fəl /
adjective
of doubtful authorship or authenticity.
Ecclesiastical.
- (initial capital letter) of or relating to the Apocrypha.
- of doubtful sanction; uncanonical.
false; spurious: He told an apocryphal story about the sword, but the truth was later revealed.
Origin of apocryphal
First recorded in 1580–90;
apocryph(a) +
-al1
OTHER WORDS FROM apocryphal
a·poc·ry·phal·ly, adverb a·poc·ry·phal·ness, nounWords nearby apocryphal
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British Dictionary definitions for apocryphal
apocryphal
/ (əˈpɒkrɪfəl) /
adjective
of questionable authenticity
(sometimes capital)
of or like the Apocrypha
untrue; counterfeit