a·poc·ry·phal ( -p k r-fl)adj. 1. Of questionable authorship or authenticity. 2. Erroneous; fictitious: "Wildly apocryphal rumors about starvation in Petrograd . . . raced through Russia's trenches" (W. Bruce Lincoln). 3. Apocryphal Bible Of or having to do with the Apocrypha. a·poc ry·phal·ly adv. |
apocryphal [əˈpɒkrɪfəl]
adj
1. of questionable authenticity
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) (sometimes capital) of or like the Apocrypha
3. untrue; counterfeit
apocryphally adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | apocryphal - being of questionable authenticity questionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin" |
| 2. | Apocryphal - of or belonging to the Apocrypha |
apocryphal
adjective dubious, legendary, doubtful, questionable, mythical, spurious, fictitious, unsubstantiated, equivocal, unverified, unauthenticated, uncanonical This may well be an apocryphal story.
true, authentic, credible, authorized, verified, factual, undisputed, attested, substantiated, authenticated, unquestionable, canonical
true, authentic, credible, authorized, verified, factual, undisputed, attested, substantiated, authenticated, unquestionable, canonical
Translations
apocryphal
adj → apokryph; (= of unknown authorship) → anonym; this story, which is almost certainly apocryphal … → diese Geschichte, die höchstwahrscheinlich jeder Wahrheit entbehrt …
apocryphal [əˈpɒkrɪfəl] adj → apocrifo/a
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