semifamous

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

semi- +‎ famous

Adjective

semifamous (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat famous.
    • 2007 November 27, Mike Hale, “The Gangs All Here Again: W, Bill and of Course Jack”, in New York Times‎:
      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.
    • 2017, Fiona Lewis, Mistakes Were Made (Some in French), Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 3:
      I was semi-famous; I had been something, but as one worthy critic remarked: past laurels fade fast.
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