famously

adverb

fa·​mous·​ly ˈfā-məs-lē 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The team was only 9-8 after 17 games, when James famously bumped into coach Erik Spoelstra during the team’s eighth loss. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026

The couple were spotted heading into Sushi Park, the famously unassuming West Hollywood restaurant whose second-floor strip-mall walkway has become an unofficial paparazzi runway. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

Ancient Rome famously invaded Britain in 43 CE, under the direction of the emperor Claudius. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Nov. 2026

As a reminder, Galliano famously served as creative director of Givenchy from 1995 to 1996, the creative director of Christian Dior from 1996 to 2011, and then the creative director of Maison Margiela from 2014 to 2024. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 5 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

famously

adverb

fa·​mous·​ly

ˈfā-məs-lē

: in a splendid or excellent manner

got along famously together