mythical
Americanadjective
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pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
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dealt with in myth, as a prehistoric period.
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dealing with myths, as writing.
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existing only in myth, as a person.
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without foundation in fact; imaginary; fictitious.
The explanation was entirely mythical.
adjective
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of or relating to myth
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imaginary or fictitious
Other Word Forms
- mythically adverb
- mythicalness noun
- nonmythical adjective
- nonmythically adverb
- premythical adjective
- pseudomythical adjective
- pseudomythically adverb
- quasi-mythical adjective
- quasi-mythically adverb
- semimythic adjective
- semimythical adjective
- semimythically adverb
- unmythical adjective
- unmythically adverb
Etymology
Origin of mythical
1670–80; < Late Latin mȳthicus < Greek mȳthikós of myths ( myth, -ic ) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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They looked like a puzzling mix of beasts from another world: spooky monsters, walking pumpkins, metallic machines, mythical creatures Clare had only ever seen in storybooks.
From Literature
If you dissect the reasons that most don’t actually earn those mythical buy-and-hold returns, losing money in bear markets isn’t the biggest reason.
I’d been anticipating the mythical fifth book for the entirety of our friendship.
From Literature
The book, Fischer’s third about film history, starts before the trio were “big mythical names” and instead were just a bunch of guys setting out to fulfill their dreams.
From Los Angeles Times
Steph Serra recalls a time in Venice Beach’s mythical skateboarding history — long before the sandy expanse on Ocean Front Walk became the world-famous skate park, a concrete playground where pro skaters are born.
From Los Angeles Times
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