Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not famous; lost to fame; forgotten.
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- adjective Not
famous
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mark's career is mostly dedicated to serious work, to pictures in a social context focused not on celebrity but on the "unfamous": all the ignored runaways and working poor; the homeless and mentally ill; young lovers and the moms of the Aryan Nation.
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At least their marriage seemed stronger than so many of the other Hollywood romances that are thrown at us unfamous folk.
Jessica Massa: Courteney and David: Another Nail in the Coffin of Marital Monogamy Jessica Massa 2010
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So I guess to him, I am a pretty famous, unfamous guy.
Jimmy Demers: "Is This Really Happening?" Jimmy Demers 2010
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So I guess to him, I am a pretty famous, unfamous guy.
Jimmy Demers: "Is This Really Happening?" Jimmy Demers 2010
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Typically shot on HD video in natural light, the films rely on unfamous actors willing to collaborate within improvised situations.
Mumblecore Realism in the Age of Technology Richard B. Woodward 2011
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At least their marriage seemed stronger than so many of the other Hollywood romances that are thrown at us unfamous folk.
Jessica Massa: Courteney and David: Another Nail in the Coffin of Marital Monogamy Jessica Massa 2010
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With the National Association of Manufacturers and the US Chamber of Commerce, two of the unfamous dirty six, breaking ranks and coming out in favor of the stimulus, it seems like this scenario is already starting to play out.
Matthew Yglesias » Andrew Sullivan Thinks I Live in Manhattan 2009
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Charlie McDonnell stopped being "the most famous British teenager you've never heard of" last October when he turned 20 but he's still extremely famous in a very unfamous way.
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With the National Association of Manufacturers and the US Chamber of Commerce, two of the unfamous dirty six, breaking ranks and coming out in favor of the stimulus
Matthew Yglesias » Andrew Sullivan Thinks I Live in Manhattan 2009
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At least their marriage seemed stronger than so many of the other Hollywood romances that are thrown at us unfamous folk.
Jessica Massa: Courteney and David: Another Nail in the Coffin of Marital Monogamy Jessica Massa 2010
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