Adjective

(en adjective)

Of, or pertaining to, the .

Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical.

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

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

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

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Adjective

(en adjective)

Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or relating to fantasy; fanciful.

He told fantastic stories of dragons and goblins.

His fantastic post-college plans had all collapsed within a year of graduation.

She had a fantastic view of her own importance that none of her colleagues shared.

Not believable; implausible; seemingly only possible in fantasy.

The events were so fantastic that only the tabloids were willing to print them.

She entered the lab and stood gaping for a good ten minutes at the fantastic machinery at work all around her.

Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or eccentricity; irregular; grotesque.

* T. Gray

There at the foot of yonder nodding beech, / That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high.

Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier ).

"I had a simply fantastic vacation, and I can't wait to tell you all about it!"