legendary

Definitions


[ˈlɛdʒ(ə)nd(ə)ri], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- described in or based on legends
(e.g: a legendary British king of the 4th century)

- remarkable enough to be famous; very well known
(e.g: her wisdom in matters of childbirth was legendary)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 16th century (as a noun denoting a collection of legends, especially of saints' lives): from medieval Latin legendarius, from legenda ‘things to be read’ (see legend)




definition by Oxford Dictionaries