unˈfamous, a.
[un-1 7 and 5 b.]
1. Not famous; unrenowned.
| c 1384 Chaucer H. Fame iii. 56 Of the lettres oon or two Was molte away of euery name, So vnfamouse was wox hir fame. a 1560 T. Phaer æneid x. D d 2 b, Let him dwell there, Vnfamous, free from wars, and honourlesse lead out his age. 1980 R. Connolly Sunday Kind of Woman xxiii. 162 The former escort of a couple of unfamous film stars. |
† 2. Infamous, ill-famed. Obs.
| c 1380 Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 357 Bi þes two unfamous lawes mai men wite whiche ben oþir. c 1489 Caxton Blanchardyn xlviii. 186 Olde vnfamouse myschaunt, how arte thou soo folyshe..as for to wene to haue her. 1530 Palsgr. 328/1 Unfamouse, yvell named, infame. 1596 D. Black in Calderwood Hist. Kirk Scot. (1678) 337 To compear and answer for certain unreverent, unfamous and undecent speeches. |