Meaning of famously in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Adverb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈfeɪməsli/

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  1. Adverb

    famously

    Definitions

    1. in a manner or to an extent that is well known

    Examples

    • « in his famously anecdotal style »
  2. 2. in a splendid manner

    Examples

    • « he did splendidly in the exam »
    • « we got along famously »

Famous quotes

  • « Some people can do things and get away with it. Comics are famously like that. Why is it that some guys can say the most horrible things and it's not offensive, it's funny? »
    Christopher Walken
  • « Bloomberg is famously impatient with beltway politics and believes that to get anything done you need to work from the ground up. »
    Jeff Goodell
  • « We don't really go in for big family dinners, but Scottish people are famously confrontational. It's a cultural thing, so maybe we don't need to have them to clear the air. Also, traditional family food isn't as nice here so there's no payoff for traveling hundreds of miles. »
    Denise Mina

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