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Webster 1913 Edition

Legendary

Leg′end-a-ry

(lĕj′ĕn-dā̍-ry̆)
,
Adj.
Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends; consisting of legends; like a legend; fabulous.
“Legendary writers.”
Bp. Lloyd.
Legendary
stories of nurses and old women.
Bourne.

Leg′end-a-ry

,
Noun.
[Cf. OF.
legendaire
, LL.
legendarius
.]
1.
A book of legends; a tale or narrative.
Read the Countess of Pembroke’s “Arcadia,” a gallant
legendary
full of pleasurable accidents.
James I.
2.
One who relates legends.
Bp. Lavington.

Webster 1828 Edition

Legendary

LEG'ENDARY

,
Adj.
Consisting of legends; fabulous; strange.

LEG'ENDARY

,
Noun.
A book of legends; a relater of legends.

Definition 2024

legendary

legendary

English

Adjective

legendary ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends.
  2. Appearing (solely) in legends.
  3. Having the splendor of a legend; fabled.
  4. Having unimaginable greatness; excellent to such an extent to evoke stories
    • 2013, Phil McNulty, "", BBC Sport, 1 September 2013:
      And it was a fitting victory for Liverpool as Anfield celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of their legendary Scottish manager Bill Shankly.

Translations

Noun

legendary ‎(plural legendaries)

  1. (obsolete) A collection of legends, in particular of lives of saints.
  2. (obsolete) One who relates legends.

Etymology

legend +‎ -ary; from Middle Latin legendarius. Earlier it was a noun meaning "a collection of legends" (1510s) (Old French legendier), from Latin legenda. In English, both the noun and the adjective appear in the 16th century.

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