English-Thai Dictionary

apocryphal

A น่าสงสัย  doubtful dubious na-song-sai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

APOCRYPHAL

a.Pertaining to the apecrypha; not canonical; of uncertain authority or credit; false; fictitious.

 

APOCRYPHALLY

adv. Uncertainly; not indisputably.

 

APOCRYPHALNESS

n.Uncertainty, as to authenticity; doubtfulness of credit, or genuineness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

APOCRYPHAL

APOCRYPHAL A *poc "ry *phal, a.

 

1. Pertaining to the Apocrypha.

 

2. Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority; equivocal; mythic; fictitious; spurious; false. The passages... are, however, in part from apocryphal or fictitious works. Sir G. C. Lewis.

 

APOCRYPHALIST

APOCRYPHALIST A *poc "ry *phal *ist, n.

 

Defn: One who believes in, or defends, the Apocrypha. [R.]

 

APOCRYPHALLY

APOCRYPHALLY A *poc "ry *phal *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an apocryphal manner; mythically; not indisputably.

 

APOCRYPHALNESS

APOCRYPHALNESS A *poc "ry *phal *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being apocryphal; doubtfulness of credit or genuineness.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

apocryphal

a poc ry phal |əˈpäkrəfəl əˈpɑkrəfəl | ▶adjective (of a story or statement ) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true: an apocryphal story about a former president. • (also Apocryphal ) of or belonging to the Apocrypha: the Apocryphal Gospel of Thomas.

 

Oxford Dictionary

apocryphal

apoc |ryph ¦al |əˈpɒkrɪf (ə )l | ▶adjective (of a story or statement ) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true. • of or belonging to the Apocrypha. DERIVATIVES apocryphally adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

apocryphal

apocryphal adjective the possibly apocryphal account of the meeting between Diogenes and Alexander the Great: fictitious, made-up, untrue, fabricated, false, spurious; unverified, unauthenticated, unsubstantiated; bogus. ANTONYMS authentic.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

apocryphal

apocryphal adjective an apocryphal story: fictitious, made-up, untrue, fabricated, false, spurious; imaginary, mythical, legendary; dubious, doubtful, debatable, questionable, unverified, unauthenticated, unsubstantiated, unsupported. ANTONYMS authentic, true.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

apocryphal

a poc ry phal /əpɑ́krəf (ə )l |əpɔ́k -/形容詞 1 〈よく知られた逸話などが 〉捏造 （ねつぞう ）された, でっち上げられた, 怪しい .2 〖しばしばA -〗聖書外典の .～ly 副詞