Antonyms for famously


Grammar : Adv
Spell : fey-muh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfeɪ məs


Definition of famously

Origin :
  • 1570s, from famous + -ly (2).
  • As in well : adv happily, pleasantly; capably
  • As in excellently : adv very well
  • As in greatly : adv considerably
Example sentences :
  • In a little while I had four assistants, and we got on famously.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • To my surprise and joy, Martin and she have got on famously.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • Formerly they were civil and kind, and we all got on famously together.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • And he told me—not a week back—that we were going on famously!
  • Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
  • It will be seen that the two young people were getting on famously.
  • Extract from : « The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus » by Horatio Alger Jr.
  • He had been getting on famously of late; even Bob Donkin had admitted it.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories » by Various
  • Then I set them their lessons, and Mary or Peter heard them, and they got on famously.
  • Extract from : « Peter Biddulph » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • “He and I get on famously notwithstanding,” said Will, with a laugh.
  • Extract from : « Sunk at Sea » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • “That will do famously,” said Jerry, finishing the heap with a long piece of cactus.
  • Extract from : « A Voyage round the World » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • You seemed to be getting on famously with her later in the evening.
  • Extract from : « The Fifth Ace » by Douglas Grant

Synonyms for famously

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