Full of fame; celebrated, renowned, or worthy of fame.
From 'fame' plus the suffix '-ful,' meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by.' This follows standard English word-formation patterns to create an adjective from a noun.
While we mostly use 'famous' today, 'fameful' reminds us that English has multiple ways to express the same idea—and sometimes older or less common words feel more poetic or emphatic!
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