The Only Use of
apocryphal
in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- I took the liberty of pointing out to my gentleman that the whole business looked apocryphal, and that a man does not, in real life, walk into a cellar door at four in the morning and come out of it with another man's cheque for close upon a hundred pounds.
p. 7.0apocryphal = of questionable authenticity
Definitions:
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(1)
(apocryphal) being of questionable authenticity or truth
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Apocryphal can also indicate that something is from the Apocrypha (writings included in some bibles, but not others). Link to the Wikipedia articles for an interesting discussion.