apocryphally
English
editEtymology
editFrom apocryphal + -ly.
Adverb
editapocryphally (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
editIn an apocryphal manner
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