apocryphal

About 0.76 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.
2. adjective Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

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

3. adjective 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.

Similar words

questionable ecclesiasticus esdras apocatastatic apollyonic apostolic apostrophal apophysal apophysary apophyseal

Often followed by

books gospels story acts book writings and gospel new

Word family

Apocryphal apocryphally apocryphalness apocryphalnesses