mythical

  • 11mythical — myth|i|cal [ mıθıkl ] adjective 1. ) relating to or existing only in MYTHS: mythical beasts/creatures/monsters 2. ) FORMAL imaginary or not real: Has anyone ever met this mythical boyfriend of hers? …

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  • 12mythical — adjective 1 connected with or only existing in an ancient story: a mythical creature like the Minotaur 2 imagined or invented; fictitious: all these mythical job prospects he keeps talking about …

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  • 13mythical — adjective 1) mythical beasts Syn: legendary, mythological, fabled, fabulous, folkloric, fairy tale, storybook; fantastical, imaginary, imagined, fictitious, storied 2) her mythical child Syn …

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  • 14mythical — UK [ˈmɪθɪk(ə)l] / US adjective 1) relating to or existing only in myths mythical beasts/creatures/monsters 2) imaginary, or not real Has anyone ever met this mythical boyfriend of hers? …

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  • 15mythical — [ˈmɪθɪk(ə)l] adj 1) existing only in MYTHS mythical creatures[/ex] 2) formal imaginary, or not real Has anyone ever met this mythical boyfriend of hers?[/ex] …

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  • 16mythical — mythically, adv. mythicalness, n. /mith i keuhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth. 2. dealt with in myth, as a prehistoric period. 3. dealing with myths, as writing. 4. existing only in myth, as a person. 5. without… …

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  • 17mythical — See mysterious. See mysterious, mythical, mystical …

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  • 18mythical — adj. Mythical is used with these nouns: ↑beast, ↑creature, ↑figure, ↑hero, ↑monster …

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  • 19mythical — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unreal; fabulous, fictitious, mythological. See imagination, mythical deities. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mythological, fabricated, fictitious; see false 3 , unreal . See Synonym Study at… …

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  • 20mythical — myth•i•cal [[t]ˈmɪθ ɪ kəl[/t]] also myth′ic adj. 1) myt pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth 2) myt dealt with in myth, as a prehistoric period 3) myt existing only in myth or legend 4) without foundation in fact; fictitious: a… …

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