Legendarily

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In the manner of something legendary.

    "The school had taken the first four places and won seven of the twelve exhibitions. The teacher’s notes and private lessons, legendarily virtuous, had triumphed once again."

  2. 2
    According to legend.

    "Amongst one-eyed people we have the Arimaspians and the Cyclops. The former were a race in Scythia, and were legendarily supposed to be in constant war with the gryphons […]"

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fabulously

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"The school had taken the first four places and won seven of the twelve exhibitions. The teacher’s notes and private lessons, legendarily virtuous, had triumphed once again."

Etymology

From legendary + -ly.

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