Word for the Day, Monday, July 25, 2016 -- apocryphal

[xsmommy]

Word For The Day, Monday, July 25, 2016— apocryphal

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “Word for the Day”. adjective ;

origin:1580s, "of doubtful authenticity," from Apocrypha + -al (1). Middle English had apocrive (late 14c.) in same sense.

1.of doubtful authorship or authenticity. 2.Ecclesiastical.(initial capital letter) of or relating to the Apocrypha. of doubtful sanction; uncanonical.3.false; spurious: He told an apocryphal story about the sword, but the truth was later revealed.

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

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[Robert A Cook PE]

We were slightly west of you over the weekend with stronnie’s cousins ... But that is of doubtful apocryptical certainty since we were also pouring verrrry strong grapefruit drinks on Saturday evening after touring Harper Fairy landing all day.

[tioga]

I love that place.