Undercelebrated
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not having received as much fame as one deserves.
"In “The Recognitions,” the famously undercelebrated doorstop by William Gaddis, the virtuosity of a painter who makes counterfeit “undiscovered” paintings by Flemish masters is the vehicle through which Gaddis questions the genuineness of other forms of art, life and religion."
Example
More examples"In “The Recognitions,” the famously undercelebrated doorstop by William Gaddis, the virtuosity of a painter who makes counterfeit “undiscovered” paintings by Flemish masters is the vehicle through which Gaddis questions the genuineness of other forms of art, life and religion."
Etymology
From under- + celebrated.
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