apocryphal

adjective

1. 1

   Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.

2. 2

   (by extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical.

   “Many scholars consider the stories of the monk Teilo to be apocryphal.”

3. 3

   (by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.

   “There is an apocryphal tale of a little boy plugging the dike with his finger.”