a|poc´ry|phal|ly — A|poc|ry|phal «uh POK ruh fuhl», adjective. 1. of or having to do with the Apocrypha. 2. not canonical. a|poc|ry|phal «uh POK ruh fuhl», adjective. 1. of doubtful authorship or authority: »apocryphal writings, an apocryphal manuscript of the… … Useful english dictionary
A|poc|ry|phal — «uh POK ruh fuhl», adjective. 1. of or having to do with the Apocrypha. 2. not canonical. a|poc|ry|phal «uh POK ruh fuhl», adjective. 1. of doubtful authorship or authority: »apocryphal writings, an apocryphal manuscript of the Middle Ages.… … Useful english dictionary
a|poc´ry|phal|ness — A|poc|ry|phal «uh POK ruh fuhl», adjective. 1. of or having to do with the Apocrypha. 2. not canonical. a|poc|ry|phal «uh POK ruh fuhl», adjective. 1. of doubtful authorship or authority: »apocryphal writings, an apocryphal manuscript of the… … Useful english dictionary
apocryphal — a•poc•ry•phal [[t]əˈpɒk rə fəl[/t]] adj. 1) bib (cap.) of or pertaining to the Apocrypha 2) of doubtful authorship or authenticity 3) false; spurious • Etymology: 1580–90 a•poc′ry•phal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
Apocryphal — A*poc ry*phal, a. 1. Pertaining to the Apocrypha. [1913 Webster] 2. Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority; equivocal; mythic; fictitious; spurious; false. [1913 Webster] The passages . . . are, however, in part from apocryphal or fictitious … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apocryphalist — A*poc ry*phal*ist, n. One who believes in, or defends, the Apocrypha. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apocryphally — A*poc ry*phal*ly, adv. In an apocryphal manner; mythically; not indisputably. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apocryphalness — A*poc ry*phal*ness, n. The quality or state of being apocryphal; doubtfulness of credit or genuineness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apocryphal — a|poc|ry|phal [əˈpɔkrıfəl US əˈpa: ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: apocrypha works not by the claimed writer (14 21 centuries), from Late Latin, from apocryphus secret, not part of the official list of works , from Greek, from apokryptein to hide … Dictionary of contemporary English
apocryphal — a|poc|ry|phal [ ə pakrəfl ] adjective probably not true, but believed by a lot of people to be true … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
