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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And Ben Ahlers, who plays the adult Happy, comes with that actor’s famously warm smile and chirpy demeanor, slowly worn down here before your eyes, as the permissible frolics of youth turn into the stasis of one going nowhere. Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026 Back in 2015, DeLonge famously left Blink-182 to launch To the Stars Academy, a venture dedicated to helping the public have a better understanding of UFOs. Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 That year’s Republican National Convention filled its programming with second-raters (Scott Baio gave a prime-time speech), while Ted Cruz and other speakers refused to endorse Trump onstage; National Review famously published a special issue denouncing him. Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 Williams and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore were famously stuck in space for 286 days between 2024 and 2025 because of technical issues with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft that delayed their return. Miles Doran, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for famously

Word History

First Known Use

1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 11 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

famously

adverb
fa·​mous·​ly
ˈfā-məs-lē
: in a splendid or excellent manner
got along famously together
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