famously
6
2.8
- adverb
- /ˈfeɪməsli/
:
excelentemente
- Um, the session went famously, actually.
- famously difficult
Examples
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We got along famously on all levels.
Fiction book (1990) -
Loretta, I think you and I are gonna get along famously.
-
Born with autism, both authors now famously live successful social lives.
Blog text (2) -
But he and Daventry got on famously, I believe.
Fiction book (2000) -
We got along famously.
Fiction book (1990) -
SmartBear was famously founded on a cheap bet and was entirely bootstrapped.
Blog text (11) -
-You're doing famously, then.
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The dish appealed to locals' famously hot palate and taste for novelty.
Academic text (2010) -
Big macro hedge funds that have been famously flat-footed this year are now positioned for a continued rally.
Blog text (11) -
Everyone at the party got along famously, laughing and sharing stories all night long.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
In a good or skillful way
919
1.0
In a fairly good way
584
2.3
To a very great degree
350
1.8
In a way that gets the result you want
111
1.0
In a very good and impressive way
80
4.1
To a much higher level than usual
54
4.1
In a very clever and skillful way that impresses people
28
4.3
To do something in a very impressive or dramatic way
26
4.5
To a very high degree
21
3.5
To a very great degree
15
4.3
In a very impressive and successful way
15
4.6
In a very impressive and beautiful way
14
3.8
In a way that makes people feel respect
12
3.3
In a very good way that shows great skill
12
3.6
To a very high degree
11
4.6
In a very impressive way
9
5.3
In a way that shows great skill
8
2.8
In a very good way that shows a lot of skill
3
4.7
In a very impressive way that makes people admire it
1
4.9
In a way that is much better than usual and impresses people
1
7.9
In a very impressive way that people admire
1
7.0
To a very high degree, showing excellent quality
1
9.9
In a way that is very good
In a very good and impressive way
In a very successful and impressive way
Antonyms
How Well
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Famously also comes from fame and Latin fama 'report', and a helpful way to remember the 'very well' meaning is to think of someone who did something so well that people talk about it — they did it 'famously', that is, very well.