FAMOUSED

Etymology

Adjective

famoused (comparative more famoused, superlative most famoused)

(obsolete) famed; renowned

Anagrams

• defamous, fumadoes

Source: Wiktionary


Fa"moused, a.

Definition: Renowned. [Obs.] Shak.

FAMOUS

Fa"mous, a. Etym: [L. famosus, fr. fama fame: cf. F. fameux. See Fame.]

Definition: Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; mach talked of; distinguished in story; -- used in either a good or a bad sense, chiefly the former; often followed by for; as, famous for erudition, for eloquence, for military skill; a famous pirate. Famous for a scolding tongue. Shak.

Syn.

– Noted; remarkable; signal; conspicuous; celebrated; renowned; illustrious; eminent; transcendent; excellent.

– Famous, Renowned, Illustrious. Famous is applied to a person or thing widely spoken of as extraordinary; renowned is applied to those who are named again and again with honor; illustrious, to those who have dazzled the world by the splendor of their deeds or their virtues. See Distinguished.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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