apocryphal

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

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

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

2. 2
   adj

   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.

From apocrypha + -al.

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