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[syn: fabulous, mythic, mythical, mythologic, mythological]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mythic \Myth"ic\, Mythical \Myth"ic*al\, a. [L. mythicus, Gr. ?.
See Myth.]
Of or relating to myths; described in a myth; of the nature
of a myth; fabulous; imaginary; fanciful; mythological. --
Myth"ic*al*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]
The mythic turf where danced the nymphs. --Mrs.
Browning.
[1913 Webster]
Hengist and Horsa, Vortigern and Rowena, Arthur and
Mordred, are mythical persons, whose very existence may
be questioned. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mythical
adj 1: based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking
factual basis or historical validity; "mythical
centaurs"; "the fabulous unicorn" [syn: fabulous,
mythic, mythical, mythologic, mythological]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
83 Moby Thesaurus words for "mythical":
acclaimed, allegoric, allegorical, celebrated, chimerical,
concocted, cooked-up, created, distinguished, exceptional,
extraordinary, fabled, fabricated, fabulous, famed, famous,
fancied, fanciful, fantasied, fantastic, far-famed, far-heard,
fictional, fictitious, fictive, figmental, forged, hatched,
honored, imaginary, indescribable, ineffable, invented, legendary,
made-up, make-believe, manufactured, marked, marvelous,
much acclaimed, mythic, mythicized, mythified, mythological,
mythopoeic, mythopoetic, nonactual, nonfactual, nonrealistic,
notable, noted, noteworthy, notorious, of mark, of note, parabolic,
phenomenal, popular, portentous, prodigious, put-up, remarkable,
renowned, romantic, romanticized, storied, stupefying, stupendous,
supposititious, symbolic, talked-about, talked-of, traditional,
trumped-up, unexampled, unparalleled, unprecedented, unreal,
unspeakable, untrue, visionary, well-known, wonderful