26984 words

legendary

4 definitions • 6 examples
1
very famous and admired or spoken about:

Examples:

He became editor of the legendary Irish journal "The Bell".
The English are legendary (= well known) for their incompetence with languages.
2
from a legend:

Examples:

a legendary Greek hero
Was King Arthur a real or a legendary character?
3
of or relating to an old story or set of stories from ancient times, or the stories that people tell about a famous event or person:

Examples:

legendary tales of great deeds (= wonderful things that someone did)
4
of or describing someone who is very famous and admired, usually because of an ability in a particular area:

Examples:

the legendary magician Houdini

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