legendary

«legendary» in Mova's school dictionary: from a legend, an old story that may or may not be true… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (legendary; more legendary)

meaning for a pupil

1) Legendary means from a legend, an old story that may or may not be true («the legendary King Arthur»). tree →

2) Legendary means very famous and admired, talked about by many people («a legendary footballer»). tree →

3) (informal) Legendary means brilliant or amazing («That party was legendary!»). tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and English lessons, legendary heroes like Robin Hood and King Arthur appear in stories, and pupils discuss which parts might be true. In sport and music, «legendary» praises famous people. In slang, «legend» or «legendary» means awesome.

examples

• King Arthur is a legendary king of Britain. tree →
• Robin Hood is a legendary outlaw. tree →
• The legendary striker scored over 300 goals. tree →
• Grandma's apple pie is legendary in our family. tree →
• The legendary dragon guarded the gold. tree →
• That sleepover was legendary! tree →
• Nobody knows if the legendary city really existed. tree →

note

Adjective from «legend». Trap: «legendary» can mean either «only in stories, maybe not true» or «really famous and real» — look at the context. Slang: «You're a legend!» = you're great.

In the corpora

• In his game, Ollie opens loot boxes (paid surprise boxes with a random prize) for a legendary skin.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «legendary» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.