apocryphal
adjective/əˈpɒkrɪfəl/
Frequency rank: #17,675 most common English word
Meaning
(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity; probably not true but widely repeated
Example sentence
The story about the founder walking barefoot to school every day is almost certainly apocryphal
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