apocryphally

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

apocryphal +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

apocryphally (comparative more apocryphally, superlative most apocryphally)

In an apocryphal manner.
Synonyms: allegedly, anecdotally
- 2022 January 9, Laura Spinney, “Are we witnessing the dawn of post-theory science?”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:
  Isaac Newton apocryphally discovered his second law – the one about gravity – after an apple fell on his head.
Regarding apocrypha.

Translations[edit]

In an apocryphal manner

Catalan: apòcrifament (ca)
Finnish: apokryfisesti
German: unecht (de)
Portuguese: apocrifamente
Spanish: apócrifamente

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