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fameless

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English

Etymology

From fame + -less.

Adjective

fameless (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly obsolete) Without fame.
    • 1834, E. Bulwer Lytton, The Pilgrims Of The Rhine:
      Sluggish are the spirits and base the lot of the men I am ordained to lead through a dull life to a fameless grave.
    • 1915, William Crosbie Hunter, Evening Round Up:
      And in the midst of better conditions and brighter prospects the shameless, brainless, fameless bipeds pollute the atmosphere, poison hearts and plant discontent.

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