— apocryphally , adv. — apocryphalness , n.
/euh pok"reuh feuhl/ , adj.
1. of doubtful authorship or authenticity.
2. Eccles.
a. ( cap. ) of or pertaining to the Apocrypha.
b. of doubtful sanction; uncanonical.
3. false; spurious: He told an apocryphal story about the sword, but the truth was later revealed.
[ 1580-90; APOCRYPH(A) + -AL 1 ]