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famously

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fa·mous·ly  (fms-l)
adv.
1. In a way or to an extent that is well known: "his famously neurotic mannerisms [are] lampooned in the novels of Evelyn Waugh" (James Atlas).
2. With the result of becoming famous: "Frost had famously declared that poetry is what gets lost in translation" (David Lehman).
3. Excellently; splendidly: We got along famously.

famously [ˈfeɪməslɪ]
adv
1. well-known her famously relaxed manner
2. very well the two got on famously
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.famously - in a manner or to an extent that is well known; "in his famously anecdotal style"
2.famously - extremely well; "he did splendidly in the exam"; "we got along famously"
Translations
famously [ˈfeɪməslɪ] ADV
1. as Wilde famously remarkedcomo bien señalara Wilde
there have been hurricanes in England, most famously in 1987ha habido huracanes en Inglaterra, el más famoso ocurrido en 1987
2. (o.f.) (= very well) to get on famouslyllevarse a las mil maravillas
famously [ˈfeɪməsli] adv
as Wilde famously said, ... → pour citer la formule célèbre de Wilde, ...
he once famously said that ... → il a un jour prononcé la célèbre phrase ...
he is famously quoted as saying ... → tout le monde connaît ses célèbres mots ...
a famously reclusive actor → un acteur réputé pour être reclus
they are famously ignorant about ... → il est bien connu qu'ils ignorent tout de ...
(= very well) to get on famously → s'entendre à merveille, s'entendre comme larrons en foire
famously
adv
(= notoriously)bekanntermaßen; as X famously declaredin den berühmten Worten von X; the man who famously said “no”der Mann mit dem berühmten „nein“; she was married eight times, most famously to Paul Hassettsie war achtmal verheiratet, wobei Paul Hassett der bekannteste ihrer Ehemänner war
(dated inf: = excellently) → glänzend; to get on or along famously (with somebody)sich (mit jdm) glänzend verstehen; they get on famouslysie kommen glänzend miteinander aus; to do famouslysehr erfolgreich sein; to go famouslybestens laufen
famously [ˈfeɪməslɪ] adv (get on) → a meraviglia
famously [ˈfeɪməslɪ] adv (get on) → a meraviglia


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On the table was spread a snow-white tablecloth; upon it was a splendid porcelain service, and the roast goose was steaming famously with its stuffing of apple and dried plums.
I remain faithful to the memory of the mighty King with a double-edged sword in one hand, and in the other holding out rewards of great daily runs and famously quick passages to those of his courtiers who knew how to wait watchfully for every sign of his secret mood.
Meanwhile they were progressing famously, and John Bunsby was in high hope.
 
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