proverbially
/prəˈvɜrbiəli/
adverb
- In a way that is well-known and often referred to, as if from a proverb.
- She is proverbially patient, never losing her temper even in difficult situations.
- He is proverbially late, so we always tell him the meeting starts an hour earlier.
- The weather here is proverbially unpredictable, changing from sun to rain in minutes.
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