I. -derē, -ri noun
( -es )
Etymology: Medieval Latin legendarius collection of saints' lives, from legenda legend + Latin -arius -ary — more at legend
1. : a book containing a collection of legends ; especially : one devoted to stories of the lives of saints
ordered as a sign of repentance to write a legendary of good women — H.S.Bennett
2. : a writer of legends
the ancient … historians and more modern legendaries — John Spencer
II. adjective
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of legend or a legend : according to legend
the legendary cry of the arctic trailblazers — Horace Sutton
all that legendary and Talmudic lore which has become so familiar to us — J.R.Green
legendary history reported in the next generation — J.A.Froude
Synonyms: see fictitious