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fabled

American  
[fey-buhld] / ˈfeɪ bəld /

adjective

  1. celebrated in fables.

    a fabled goddess of the wood.

  2. having no real existence; fictitious.

    a fabled chest of gold.


fabled British  
/ ˈfeɪbəld /

adjective

  1. made famous in fable

  2. fictitious

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • unfabled adjective

Etymology

Origin of fabled

First recorded in 1730–40; fable + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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Before Thursday, the last time Robert Jenrick walked into Millbank Tower, a fabled address in Westminster where lots of political campaigns have been run, was decades ago as an eager Conservative activist.

From BBC

The battle to acquire the fabled Hollywood studio has cast another cloud over an industry still recovering from the dual shocks of the pandemic and the writers and actors union strikes three years later.

From The Wall Street Journal

“If traders were wondering whether the fabled Santa Claus rally would ever show up, this may have been its arrival,” Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said in a weekend note.

From MarketWatch

“If traders were wondering whether the fabled Santa Claus rally would ever show up, this may have been its arrival,” Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said in a weekend note.

From MarketWatch

With installations focused on the fabled, traffic-free, open road “freedom” that car manufacturers like to so often tout, there’s something quaintly old fashioned here.

From Los Angeles Times