famously

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famously

adverb more famously · most famously

  1. In a celebrated manner.
  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. President Roosevelt famously said "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

    Similar: notably, notoriously

  3. informal Really well, having great rapport. The new roommates got on famously.

    Similar: well, splendidly, swimmingly

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Closest in meaning: excellently, conspicuously, strikingly, perfectly, notoriously, swimmingly, celebratedly, illustriously, infamously, distinguishedly, memorably, gloriously, renownedly, splendidly, magnificently, prestigiously

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@misc{famously_2026,
  title = {famously},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/famously},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}