'Proverbially' definitions:
Definition of 'proverbially'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In the manner of something that has become a byword; "this proverbially bitter plant, wormwood"
Definition of 'Proverbially'
From: GCIDE
- Proverbially \Pro*ver"bi*al*ly\, adv. In a proverbial manner; by way of proverb; hence, commonly; universally; as, it is proverbially said; the bee is proverbially busy. [1913 Webster]