Famously
Famously adverb - In a manner or to an extent that is well known.
Merely and famously are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Merely" instead an adverb "Famously".
Nearby Words: famous, famousness
Merely
Merely adverb - Nothing more than.
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Synonyms for Merely
Famously and merely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Famously" instead an adverb "Merely".
Nearby Word: mere
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This turned Gibbs from being merely a gruff authority figure into someone who famously has no patience for the extraneous.
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And most famously, the Shadow was not merely a Master of Disguise who was good at hiding in the dark, but could actually become invisible by clouding people's minds!
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Hot Scoop: Especially in the Silver Age (one story had her merely need a bottle of hair dye to pose as a famously beautiful actress.) Informed Attribute: Lois's skills and reputation as an unstoppable and awesome reporter are strangely absent in some incarnations.
Source: Comic Book / Lois Lane
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