Legendary Definition

lĕjən-dĕrē
adjective
Of, based on, or presented in legends.
Webster's New World
Remarkable; extraordinary.
Webster's New World
Well-known; famous.
Webster's New World

Having unimaginable greatness; excellent to such an extent to evoke stories.

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noun
(obsolete) A collection of legends, in particular of lives of saints.
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(obsolete) One who relates legends.
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Other Word Forms of Legendary

Noun

Singular:
legendary
Plural:
legendaries

Origin of Legendary

  • legend +"Ž -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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Legendary Sentence Examples

  • Legendary history goes back much further.

  • Her temper was legendary in her household.

  • Their history is largely legendary, and there exists no trace of it earlier than the 8th century.

  • It is inlaid with designs in colour and black and white, representing Biblical and legendary subjects, and is supposed to have been begun by Duccio della Buoninsegna.

  • Legendary Shells makes their own engraving with a process called sand carved engraving.

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Words Starting With

LLELEG

Words Ending With

YRYARY

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legendary

Words Starting With L and Ending With Y

Starts With L & Ends With YStarts With LE & Ends With YStarts With L & Ends With RY

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With L9 Letter Words Ending With Y