mythical

[mith-i-kuh l] /ˈmɪθ ɪ kəl/

adjective

pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.

dealt with in myth, as a prehistoric period.

dealing with myths, as writing.

existing only in myth, as a person.

without foundation in fact; imaginary; fictitious:

The explanation was entirely mythical.

Also, mythic.

Origin

1670-80; < Late Latin mȳthicus < Greek mȳthikós of myths (see myth, -ic) + -al¹

Related forms

mythically, adverb

mythicalness, noun

nonmythical, adjective

nonmythically, adverb

premythical, adjective

pseudomythical, adjective

pseudomythically, adverb

quasi-mythical, adjective

quasi-mythically, adverb

semimythic, adjective

semimythical, adjective

semimythically, adverb

unmythical, adjective

unmythically, adverb

Can be confused

mythical, mythological.

Examples from the web for mythic

It is no longer a mythic symbol, however, but an actual event.
They require mythic motivators to persuade people to abandon the prime functions of their own brains.
If the quality is lower than the mythic past, that is the professor's fault, not the student.
His biblical construction brought a mythic air to the narrative that paradoxically marked legacy and rupture.
The punishment seems drastic even by mythic standards.
Deep mythic structures determine who is likable and who isn't among the famous dead.
LL histories that live in our hearts are peopled by archetypes in mythic narratives.
The bullhead had become mythic somehow, and thinking about it made him feel even more blue.
Grandiose mythic names for small chunks of ice and makes them sound almost magical places.
Scarabs are generally oval-shaped and stout, ranging in size from miniscule to mythic.

British Dictionary definitions for mythic

/ˈmɪθɪkəl/

adjective

of or relating to myth

imaginary or fictitious

Derived Forms

mythically, adverb

Word Origin and History for mythic

adj.

1660s, from Late Latin mythicus "legendary," from Greek mythikos, from mythos (see myth).

adj.

1670s; see mythic + -al (1).