Word of the Day - Apocryphal

[debodun]

Apocryphal (adjective) - the nature of a story or statement which is of doubtful authenticity, but widely believed to be true.

I surmise many of grandpa's stories were apocryphal in nature.

 

[Matrix]

The scholar was skeptical of the apocryphal story about the lost city of Atlantis and the treasures hidden within.