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legendary

leg·end·ar·y

legendary

 
 
pronunciation:
le jn deI ri
features:
Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition: of a person or thing, extraordinary to the degree that stories of this person or thing, truthful or fictitious, come to be told and passed on through time; of, based on, or like a legend.
I don't have to tell you of this officer's courage. His heroic deeds are legendary.You've never been to one of Henry's dinner parties?! They're legendary!
synonyms:
fabled, fabulous, mythical, storied
similar words:
apocryphal, famed, fantastic, fictitious, heroic, renowned
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derivation: legendarily (adv.)
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