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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Ousmane Dembélé, the team’s star forward, scores in nearly every match and can famously play with both feet. Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 30 May 2025 Google famously ran 41 shades of blue in an A/B test to determine which color led to the highest click-through rates in ads. Antara Dave, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 With a career that spans over three decades, Wen has appeared in pretty much every major Hollywood franchise—from Star Wars to Disney to Marvel—and most famously provided the character voice for the warrior princess Mulan in the 1998 Disney animated musical. Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 30 May 2025 Breakthrough and The Smashing Machine signify more serious roles for the star, who has famously shown off his daring in action projects such as the Fast & Furious franchise and DC's Black Adam. Michael Nied, People.com, 30 May 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 Jun. 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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