famously

adverb

fa·​mous·​ly ˈfā-məs-lē How to pronounce famously (audio)
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.
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Perhaps most famously, in the weeks after Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election, Bongino promoted in dozens of social media posts and podcast clips the theory that the election had been stolen from Trump. Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025 Giancola famously dated her Jersey Shore co-star Ronnie Ortiz-Magro for several years. Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025 Jeff Bezos famously gave Amazon initiatives a seven-year runway, while most companies operate on a three-year horizon or less. Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 The rapper has famously pressed people (and embarrassed them) regarding giving him monies owed on social media. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for famously

Word History

First Known Use

1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of famously was in 1546

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“Famously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/famously. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

famously

adverb
fa·​mous·​ly
ˈfā-məs-lē
: in a splendid or excellent manner
got along famously together
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