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Definitions for famously
ˈfeɪ məs lifa·mous·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. famouslyadverb

    in a manner or to an extent that is well known

    "in his famously anecdotal style"

  2. excellently, magnificently, splendidly, famouslyadverb

    extremely well

    "he did splendidly in the exam"; "we got along famously"

Wiktionary

  1. famouslyadverb

    In a celebrated manner.

  2. famouslyadverb

    Category:English sentence adverbs

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Famouslyadverb

    With great renown; with great celebration.

    Etymology: from famous.

    Then this land was famously enriched
    With politick grave counsel; then the king
    Had virtuous uncles to protect his grace. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

    They looked on the particulars as things famously spoken of, and believed, and worthy to be recorded and read. Nehemiah Grew, Cos.

ChatGPT

  1. famously

    Famously is an adverb that signifies something that is clearly known, recognized or well-renowned by many people for a certain characteristic or incident. It can refer to actions or occurrences that are widely acclaimed or celebrated, or notorious for a significant reason.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Famouslyadverb

    in a famous manner; in a distinguished degree; greatly; splendidly

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of famously in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of famously in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of famously in a Sentence

  1. Alex Gibney:

    But famously, The Dynamizer never allowed anybody to look inside the box and made a fortune until, sadly, somebody died as a result of a misdiagnosis based on The Dynamizer device. And The Dynamizer was shut down. So that was interesting, did Elizabeth go trolling for prior inventors ? I don't know.

  2. Omid Scobie:

    They seem to be existing in a different place, and that place is much healthier, meghan famously spoke about that it was not enough to survive – we are now in the thrive chapter.

  3. Special Agent Tim Suttles:

    Locally it involved the arson of a Detroit Ranger Station, Oakridge Ranger Station, Cabel West in Redmond. Most famously is Vail ski resort arson. Overaker was involved in all of those actions and has been a fugitive since 2004.

  4. Araceli Leanos:

    We imagined a better life here. We came in search of the American dream we so famously hear of, but instead, I get to live a nightmare for the rest of my life.

  5. Joseph Murray:

    It is no surprise that Congressman-elect Santos has enemies at the New York Times who are attempting to smear his good name with these defamatory allegations. As Winston Churchill famously stated, ‘You have enemies? Good. It means that you’ve stood up for something, sometime in you life,'.

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