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Meaning of "apocryphally" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF APOCRYPHALLY

apocryphally  [əˈpɒkrɪfəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APOCRYPHALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apocryphally is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES APOCRYPHALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of apocryphally in the English dictionary

The definition of apocryphally in the dictionary is supposedly; on unreliable authority; if someone apocryphally said something, they are said to have said it, but probably did not say it in reality.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APOCRYPHALLY


anencephaly
ˌænenˈsefəlɪ
awfully
ˈɔːfəlɪ
deceitfully
dɪˈsiːtfəlɪ
fruitfully
ˈfruːtfəlɪ
lustfully
ˈlʌstfəlɪ
macrocephaly
ˌmækrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ
manfully
ˈmænfəlɪ
masterfully
ˈmɑːstəfəlɪ
microcephaly
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ
mournfully
ˈmɔːnfəlɪ
Offaly
ˈɒfəlɪ
plagiocephaly
ˌpleɪdʒɪəʊˈsɛfəlɪ
plentifully
ˈplentɪfəlɪ
purposefully
ˈpɜːpəsfəlɪ
resourcefully
rɪˈsɔːsfəlɪ
sinfully
ˈsɪnfəlɪ
sorrowfully
ˈsɒrəʊfəlɪ
soulfully
ˈsəʊlfəlɪ
unfaithfully
ʌnˈfeɪθfəlɪ
unmercifully
ʌnˈmɜːsɪfəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APOCRYPHALLY

apocalyptist
apocarp
apocarpous
apocarpy
apocatastasis
apochromat
apochromatic
apochromatic lens
apochromatism
apocopate
apocopation
apocope
apocopic
apocrine
Apocrypha
apocryphal
Apocryphal Gospels
apocryphalness
apocynaceous
apocynthion

WORDS THAT END LIKE APOCRYPHALLY

acronychally
actually
automatically
azimuthally
catarrhally
epochally
especially
eventually
finally
generally
heterothally
homothally
lethally
monarchally
normally
originally
patriarchally
shillyshally
sublethally
whally

Synonyms and antonyms of apocryphally in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «apocryphally» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APOCRYPHALLY

Find out the translation of apocryphally to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of apocryphally from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apocryphally» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

apocryphally
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apócrifo
570 millions of speakers

English

apocryphally
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

apocryphally
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

apocryphally
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

apocryphally
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apocrifamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

apocryphally
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

apocryphe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Apocryphally
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

apocryphally
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

apocryphally
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

apocryphally
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apocryphally
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

apocryphally
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹாரியெட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपॉक्रिफाली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

apocryphally
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

apocryphally
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

apocryphally
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

apocryphally
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apocryphally
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

apocryphally
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

apocryphally
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sannings
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

apocryphally
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apocryphally

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APOCRYPHALLY»

The term «apocryphally» is used very little and occupies the 170.776 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APOCRYPHALLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «apocryphally» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «apocryphally» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apocryphally

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APOCRYPHALLY»

Discover the use of apocryphally in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apocryphally and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Humor Scene Investigation: An Operator's Manual for the ...
CHAPTER. 9—Standing. Up. to. Reason. 9.0—LLooggiicc: A. Priori,. A. Posteriori ,. and. the. Apocryphally. Apodeictic. Logic is the gateway to laughter. The bottom line of a humorous account is that it doesn't make sense. Reason, on the other ...
Gary R. Peterson, 2004
2
The Contemporary Spanish-American Novel: Bolano and After
Urroz also envisions the Crack as opposed to the “apocryphally profound” and “ apocryphally literary” novels published after the Boom, one assumes by authors like Mastretta and Esquivel. The group's celebrity was probably helped by the ...
Will H. Corral, Juan E. De Castro, Nicholas Birns, 2013
3
Olives: Poems
Triolet on a Line Apocryphally Ascribed to Martin Luther Why should the Devil get all the good tunes, The booze and the neon and Saturday night, The swaying in darkness, the lovers like spoons? Why should the Devil get all the good tunes?
A.E. Stallings, 2012
4
Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps
(Itwassaid, apocryphally, that the rose wasthere to prevent Sisters falling asleep onnightduty. Equally apocryphally it was said that the capehad been designed to keepthe Sisters warmandthe officers cool.) The members oftheReservewore a ...
Juliet Piggott, 1990
5
Reading for Thinking
As a result, President Eisenhower is perhaps apocryphally* said to have remarked that nominating Warren for the Chief Justice seat was "the biggest damnedfool mistake I ever made."[21 Warren was able to craft a long series of landmark ...
Laraine E. Flemming
6
Christians Versus Muslims in Modern Egypt: The Century-Long ...
But the Muslim governing authorities of Minya saw this as a provocation and forbade it.13 Many Coptic stories are written apocryphally to reflect the reality of the changing historical eras, which make these texts as relevant to the present as  ...
S. S. Hasan, 2003
7
The Other Writing: Postcolonial Essays in Latin America's ...
All this authorial winking brings up the further question of the name under the title Christopher Unborn. Is this "Carlos Fuentes" the "Carlos Fuentes" who will have figured on page 131 (149 in the original) as the author of a book "apocryphally ...
Djelal Kadir, 1993
8
Dominion Lands Policy
It would be easy also to reconstruct apocryphally a combination of policies designed to preserve the virtues of the railway land grant system without perpetuating its most glaring defects. Government construction and ownership of the railway; ...
Thomas Martin, Chester Martin, Lewis H. Thomas, 1973
9
The Boomer Bible
It's the kind of book that makes you laugh, makes you angry, makes you question, makes you cringe, makes you think and shout yes! in agreement. It's the kind of book that thoroughly defines its times.
R. F. Laird, Robert F. Laird, 1991
10
Legal Fictions: Studies of Law and Narrative in the ...
Emmanuel Tov; DJD XXXIX; Oxford: Clarendon, 2002), 115–64, where many “ parabiblical texts” are listed for the book of Genesis, and many texts apocryphally attributed to Moses, but nothing devoted to the narratives of Exodus- Deuteronomy.
Steven Fraade, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APOCRYPHALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apocryphally is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is Heroin Really “Yesterday's Problem” in Russia?
Apocryphally, there was no sex in the Soviet Union. But there was also very little in way of drugs or rock'n'roll, too. According to a 1971 United ... «Fair Observer, Jul 15»
2
Russia Must Step Up and Fight Its Drug Problem
Apocryphally, there was no sex in the Soviet Union. But there was also very little in the way of drugs or rock 'n' roll, too. According to a 1971 ... «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
3
A.J. Ferate: Leave the unicameral in Nebraska and British Columbia
Create one now. Perhaps apocryphally, George Washington offered to Jefferson that legislation is poured into “the senatorial saucer to cool it.”. «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
4
Exploring the art and alchemy of the perfect cocktail with The Collins …
Back to the Old Fashioned, perhaps apocryphally considered the original cocktail. The base recipe is simple: Bourbon, sugar and bitters. «AL.com, Jun 15»
5
Preview/Gamethread: Vanderbilt vs. Virginia in Game 1 of the …
... you can join us in the comments to discuss just how much we still dislike Mike Papi and his (possibly apocryphally) ejected-from-the-grounds ... «Anchor of Gold, Jun 15»
6
E3 2015: what Final Fantasy VII tells us about gaming's obsession …
Released in 1997, it's also apocryphally known as the most returned video game of all time; players were reportedly lured in by the visuals then ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
7
All Decks Cleared For This Fight
It was attended by defence minister Manohar Parrikar. Rajnath reportedly said, possibly apocryphally: “Don't come to me if you're hit by a bullet. «Outlook, Jun 15»
8
'Genghis Khan: Bring the Legend to Life' Review
(“I am the punishment of God,” he is alleged—probably apocryphally—to have said.) The violent image turns out to be indelible. “Genghis ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
9
Why bank stocks look 'outstanding'
When asked why he robbed banks, Willie Sutton famously (if apocryphally) replied: "because that's where the money is." Over the past month, ... «CNBC, May 15»
10
MasterChef Australia 2015: Did Jarrod take the fall for John at …
"Give the public what they want and they'll come out for it" is what comedian Red Skelton apocryphally said at the funeral of the reviled ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»

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