Meanings
- literarynot comparablepoeticWidely known; famous.
We had a light breeze, a calm sea, and a fine morning, a prosperous commencement of our voyage of about a thousand miles to the far-famed Aru Islands.
1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 1651 more example
“Here thou beholdest,” answered she, “Lord Zigg, the far-famed tamer of horses. Well loved is he among the Demons, for he is merry of mood, and a mighty man of his hands withal when he leadeth his horsemen against the enemy.”
1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 5
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivewidely known and esteemed
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