apocryphally
/əˈpɑkrəfəli/
adverb
- In a manner that is of doubtful authenticity or not reliably true; often used to introduce a story that may be made up.
- Apocryphally, the general once said he would rather fight than eat, but no one can confirm it.
- She apocryphally claimed to have climbed Mount Everest before breakfast.
- The quote is apocryphally attributed to Einstein, though he probably never said it.
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