Main Entry: apoc·ry·phal

Pronunciation: \-fəl\

Function: adjective

Date: 1590

1 : of doubtful authenticity : spurious
2 often capitalized : of or resembling the Apocrypha

synonyms see fictitious

— apoc·ry·phal·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb

— apoc·ry·phal·ness noun