apocryphally

English

Etymology

From 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.

   1. Without authenticity or authority; spuriously or falsely.
      • 1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 101:

        "And are you an artist, too?" inquired Bunson's companion, prepared to let a little surplus enthusiasm loose on the MacQuibble. "MacQuibble's an impressionist," remarked Cripps a trifle apocryphally. "I'm nothing of the sort," exclaimed the MacQuibble, hurling down the gage of battle at once.

2. Regarding apocrypha.

Translations

In an apocryphal manner

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