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semifamous

semifamous adjective: somewhat famous.

Adjective

semifamous (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat famous.
    • I've somehow missed Frank Caliendo on YouTube, MySpace, Mad TV and Fox NFL Sunday, where his John Madden impression has made him at least semifamous.2007 November 27, Mike Hale, “The Gangs All Here Again: W, Bill and of Course Jack”, in New York Times
    • I was semi-famous; I had been something, but as one worthy critic remarked: past laurels fade fast.2017, Fiona Lewis, Mistakes Were Made (Some in French), Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 3

Forms of semifamous

alternative formsemi-famous

Origin of semifamous

From semi- + famous.

Questions about semifamous

What does semifamous mean?
Semifamous means somewhat famous.
What part of speech is semifamous?
Semifamous is an adjective.

Words near semifamous in the dictionary

  1. semifake
  2. semifame
  3. semifamiliar
  4. semifamine
  5. semifamines
  6. semifamous
  7. semifarcical
  8. semifasciate
  9. semifasciated
  10. semifascism
  11. semifascist

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