famously
pronunciation
How to pronounce famously in British English:
UK [ˈfeɪməsli]
How to pronounce famously in American English:
US [ˈfeməsli]
-
- Adverb:
- in a manner or to an extent that is well known
- in a splendid manner
Word Origin
- famously (adv.)
- mid-15c., "commonly," from famous + -ly (2). From 1570s as "with celebrity;" from c. 1600 in colloquial sense "remarkably well."
Example
- 1. Germany 's small capital-goods firms are famously nimble .
- 2. Prime minister putin raised the issue -- in his famously robust style -- at a government meeting in june .
- 3. Steve jobs famously dissed 7-inch tablets .
- 4. My children are famously self-sufficient .
- 5. It is famously hard to govern .