famously

adverb

fa·​mous·​ly ˈfā-məs-lē 

1

: in a celebrated manner

2

: in a superlative fashion

3

: to an unusual degree : very

Examples of famously in a Sentence

The executive famously insisted on riding the bus to work every day.

Recent Examples on the Web

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Word History

First Known Use

1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

famously

adverb

fa·​mous·​ly

ˈfā-məs-lē

: in a splendid or excellent manner

got along famously together