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apocryphal
[ uh-pok-ruh-fuhl ]
adjective
- of doubtful authorship or authenticity.
- Ecclesiastical.
- (initial capital letter) of or relating to the Apocrypha.
- of doubtful sanction; uncanonical.
- false; spurious:
He told an apocryphal story about the sword, but the truth was later revealed.
apocryphal
/ əˈpɒkrɪfəl /
adjective
- of questionable authenticity
- sometimes capital of or like the Apocrypha
- untrue; counterfeit
Derived Forms
- aˈpocryphally, adverb
Other Words From
- a·pocry·phal·ly adverb
- a·pocry·phal·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of apocryphal1
Example Sentences
The details of that night in Baltimore nearly 25 years ago and the apocryphal tale it spawned are the subject of a narrative podcast set to be released Monday and hosted by die-hard Orioles fans Sam Dingman and Mac Montandon.
That may be at least partly apocryphal, but there’s no question that elected officials today can expect less privacy than that enjoyed by politicians in the 1960s.
It had become an apocryphal tale of sex, violence and the culture of impunity at elite institutions.
Although apocryphal, Sigmund Freud supposedly remarked, “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar,” which was meant to suggest that cigars are not always phallic symbols.
This, after a possibly apocryphal story about a man who had a knitting needle unceremoniously stabbed through his penis, preventing both his escape and his avoidance of appearing in a sex column 40 years later.
The quote is apocryphal, but that has not changed its significance for Army football players.
There are plenty of examples of Christians editing Jewish apocryphal traditions for their own communities.
Many of the quotes are mysteriously sourced, apocryphal, or misattributed.
Lovely stuff, but someone should tell the future congresswoman that every one of these quotes is apocryphal.
That semi-apocryphal quote aptly described the Britain of the 1970s.
The apocryphal gospels contain many, and some are preserved by Persian and Arabian poets.
Ice of such thickness on Lake Luna at this early date, however, surprised even that apocryphal person, the oldest inhabitant.
It also led to the conception of the marvelous legend of the cross in the apocryphal gospels and ancient traditions.
These last are of interest as indicating a familiar acquaintance with the apocryphal books in the early centuries.
Our author cites likewise some of her accusers, and considers most of the current sayings against her as apocryphal.
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