I. ˈfāməs adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French fameux, from Latin famosus, from fama fame + -osus -ose — more at fame
1.
a. : much talked about : well-known
puffer fish … are famous for their ability to inflate themselves when annoyed — S.W.Tinker
b. : honored for achievement : celebrated
he knows innumerable famous people from the theatrical world
c. : discreditably renowned : notorious
famous for her shrewish tongue — Peggy Durdin
2. obsolete : common , usual
taking the word … in its most famous signification — John Lewis
3. : excellent , first-rate
a famous dinner
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
archaic : to make famous
the painful warrior famoused for fight — Shakespeare