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popularly
[pop-yuh-ler-lee]
adverb
by the people as a whole; generally; widely.
a fictitious story popularly accepted as true.
for popular taste; for the general masses of people.
He writes popularly on many subjects.
ˈDZܱ
/ ˈɒʊəɪ /
adverb
by the public as a whole; generally or widely
usually; commonly
his full name is Robert, but he is popularly known as Bob
in a popular manner
Other Word Forms
- nonpopularly adverb
- overpopularly adverb
- quasi-popularly adverb
- semipopularly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of popularly1
Example Sentences
Alcatraz - popularly known as "the Rock" - has not been used as a prison for decades.
He recently sparked anger with a tweet in which he threatened to behead opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine.
One spigot is United to House LA, the 2022 city measure popularly known as the mansion tax.
Many public artworks in Dublin are popularly referred to by rhyming nicknames and for years, the Molly Malone statue was known as "the tart with the cart".
He is serving as a policy advisor while his Department of Government Efficiency, popularly know as DOGE, scours the federal bureaucracy for $1 trillion in savings.
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