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apocryphal(dictionary)

apocryphal (iou)



apocryphal adjective & noun. In sense A.2 also Apocryphal. L16.
[from APOCRYPHA + -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Of a writing, statement, story, etc.: of doubtful authenticity; spurious, false, mythical. L16.
V. Brittain We collected all the tales of her, both authentic and apocryphal, that we could gather together.
Of or pertaining to the Apocrypha. E17.
Sham, counterfeit. E17.
Jonson A whoreson, upstart, apocryphal captain.
B. noun. An apocryphal writing. Only in 17.
apocryphally adverb without authenticity M19.