apocryphally

English

Etymology

apocryphal +‎ -ly

Adverb

apocryphally (comparative more apocryphally, superlative most apocryphally)

1. 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.

2. Regarding apocrypha.

Translations

In an apocryphal manner

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