Adjective

(en adjective)

imaginative or fantastic; unreal or imagined

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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