Meaning

3 senses
  1. In a celebrated manner.

    in a manner or to an extent that is well known

  2. Indicates that the act, state, or occurrence described by the sentence is famous. In such a manner as to become famous or produce something that would become famous.

  3. (informal)Really well, having great rapport.

    The new roommates got on famously.

Examples

14 sentences
  1. We got along famously.

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  2. Fyodor is famously bad at this.

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  3. Programmers are famously bad at naming things.

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  4. Capricorns are famously known for their strong work ethic.

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  5. Tom and Mary got on like a house on fire, just famously.

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

more famously, most famously
Comparativemore famously Lesson
Superlativemost famously

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
indicates that the sentence describes something famous:notoriouslyC2notably
with great rapport:wellA1splendidlyswimmingly
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedfamous

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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