Famously \Fa"mous*ly\, adv. In a famous manner; in a distinguished degree; greatly; splendidly. Then this land was famously enriched With politic grave counsel. --Shak.
famously adv 1: in a manner or to an extent that is well known; "in his famously anecdotal style" 2: in a splendid manner; "he did splendidly in the exam"; "we got along famously" [syn: {magnificently}, {splendidly}]