sagenhaft

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German

Etymology

sagen +‎ -haft

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Adjective

sagenhaft (strong nominative masculine singular sagenhafter, comparative sagenhafter, superlative am sagenhaftesten)

  1. legendary, mythical (of or pertaining to a legend (myth) or saga)
    Die sagenhafte Gründung Roms fand 753 vor Christi statt.
  2. mythical: known only (or chiefly) through stories (and hence perhaps of dubious reality)
    der sagenhafte Onkel aus Amerika
  3. (slang) incredibly large or great
  4. (slang) fabulous, terrific, awesome, incredible

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