"legendarily" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more legendarily [comparative], most legendarily [superlative]
Etymology: From legendary + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|legendary|ly}} legendary + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} legendarily (comparative more legendarily, superlative most legendarily)
  1. In the manner of something legendary.
    Sense id: en-legendarily-en-adv-qc1IyGnV
  2. According to legend.
    Sense id: en-legendarily-en-adv-RYdhwHQv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95
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