proverbially

1. 1.

   in the manner of something that has become a byword

   “this proverbially bitter plant, wormwood”

Questions about proverbially

What does proverbially mean?

proverbially means "in the manner of something that has become a byword".

How many syllables are in proverbially?

proverbially has 5 syllables: pro-ver-bi-al-ly. The stress falls on "bi".

Is proverbially a common word?

proverbially is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.