(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true:an apocryphal story about a former presidenthis alleged description of opera as ‘fat gits singing’ is probably apocryphal
of or belonging to the Apocrypha:the apocryphal Gospel of Thomas
Derivatives
apocryphally
adverb
apocryphal in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of apocryphal in the US English dictionary
