famously Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb in a manner or to an extent that is well known
    • in his famously anecdotal style
  2. adverb extremely well
    excellently; splendidly; magnificently.
    • he did splendidly in the exam
    • we got along famously

WordNet


Fa"mous*ly adverb
Definitions
  1. In a famous manner; in a distinguished degree; greatly; splendidly.
    Then this land was famously enriched With politic grave counsel. Shak.

Webster 1913