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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