legendary
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
- Synonyms:
- superhuman , strange , supernatural , heroic
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celebrated or described in legend.
a legendary hero.
noun
PLURAL
legendariesadjective
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of or relating to legend
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celebrated or described in a legend or legends
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very famous or notorious
Other Word Forms
- legendarily adverb
- prelegendary adjective
- pseudolegendary adjective
- quasi-legendary adjective
- semilegendary adjective
Etymology
Origin of legendary
From the Medieval Latin word legendārius, dating back to 1505–15. See legend, -ary
Example Sentences
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“When they first invited me, I was like, ‘I can’t believe that I had this opportunity, because there’s a lot of artists that couldn’t perform in there, even having legendary songs.’
From Los Angeles Times
West Ham said it was with "deep sadness and the heaviest of hearts" that their "legendary player, coach and manager" had passed away peacefully on Sunday morning.
From BBC
Workplace movies “give you very quickly an identifiable everyman or everywoman—somebody we can relate to,” says Ben Mankiewicz, the Turner Classic Movies host and great-nephew of legendary Hollywood screenwriter and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
The Winter Egg, one of Faberge's most dazzling creations, is due to be auctioned in London next week and set another sales price record for the legendary jeweller of Imperial Russia.
From Barron's
What if his legendary October demons had engulfed him one last time?
From Los Angeles Times
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