apocryphal
adjective
of doubtful authorship or authenticity.
apocryphally
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a word derived from
apocryphal.
Example Sentences
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It is apocryphally said that when Einstein discovered his highly nonlinear equation, he thought an exact solution would never be found, but Schwarzschild proved him wrong only months later.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 27, 2023
During both trips, he was apocryphally credited with instilling peace in the country that was hosting him.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2022
The data, he added, instead supports a conclusion sometimes attributed, perhaps apocryphally, to Winston Churchill, the former British leader: “Democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2022
When his wife objected, the president apocryphally quipped that if the gold fork was good enough for former president James Buchanan, it was good enough for Tabby.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2022
As it is apocryphally said that they sold for a matter of a hundred and twenty dollars each, the sum must have reached considerable proportions, if their number was great.
From Dumas' Paris by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
