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fame-worthy

fame-worthy adjective: worthy or deserving of fame.

Adjective

fame-worthy (comparative fame-worthier or more fame-worthy, superlative fame-worthiest or most fame-worthy)

  1. Worthy or deserving of fame.
    • He starred in Baywatch, cut a number of chart-topping singles in Austria and Germany, and even showed off his twinkle toes on Dancing with the Stars – albeit for just one episode. But this might be David Hasselhoff’s most fame-worthy moment to date: scientists have nicknamed a new species of crab...2012 January 8, Nick Carbone, “Hairy-Chested Yeti Crabs Dubbed ‘Hoff Crabs’ After Baywatch Star”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2012
    • If the point was to do away with birth order and simply find the most popular and fame-worthy person to rule the royal roost, Simon Cowell would have put together a talent show by now.2012 June 1, Leah McLaren, “My night at Buck House: bubbly and the K-bomb in a green silk dress”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON: The Woodbridge Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original...

Examples of fame-worthy in a sentence

  • But this might be David Hasselhoff’s most fame-worthy moment to date: scientists have nicknamed a new species of crab after him.2012 January 8, Nick Carbone, “Hairy-Chested Yeti Crabs Dubbed ‘Hoff Crabs’ After Baywatch Star”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc....
  • Things really took a fame-worthy turn in June, when the Guess jeans model went viral for a killer drive while dressed in a pair of black, thigh-high boots, tiny shorts and a crop top.2021 July 7, Jenna Lemoncelli, “How one golf swing launched Bri Teresi’s modeling career”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp...

Forms of fame-worthy

comparativefame-worthier
comparativemore fame-worthy
superlativefame-worthiest
superlativemost fame-worthy
alternative formfameworthy

Origin of fame-worthy

From fame + -worthy.

Questions about fame-worthy

What does fame-worthy mean?
Fame-worthy means worthy or deserving of fame.
How do you use fame-worthy in a sentence?
But this might be David Hasselhoff’s most fame-worthy moment to date: scientists have nicknamed a new species of crab after him.
What part of speech is fame-worthy?
Fame-worthy is an adjective.

Words near fame-worthy in the dictionary

  1. fame digger
  2. fame diggers
  3. fame whore
  4. fame whores
  5. fame-ish
  6. fame-worthy
  7. famed
  8. fameflower
  9. fameflowers
  10. fameless
  11. famelessly

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