Alleged vs Apocryphal - What's the difference?
alleged | apocryphal |
(allege)
contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; foolish
Of, or pertaining to, the .
Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical.
Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.
As adjectives the difference between alleged and apocryphal
is that alleged is contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; foolish while apocryphal is of or relating to the apocrypha.As a verb alleged
is (allege).alleged
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(en adjective)- Many scholars consider the stories of the monk Teilo to be apocryphal .
- There is an apocryphal tale of a little boy plugging the dike with his finger.