Definition of 'apocryphal'
adjective
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Derived forms
apocryphally (aˈpocryphally) adverb
SIMILAR WORDS: ficˈtitious
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Example sentences containing 'apocryphal'
CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
A very obscure one, though - and again referred to only cryptically, even in the more apocryphal works of the time.
NIGHT SISTERS (2001)Then, the day he decided to pull out -- that was probably apocryphal, but when his money was just about gone -- suddenly he struck lucky.
HIGH STAND (2001)Trends of 'apocryphal'
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