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adjective satellite known widely and usually unfavorably;
ill-famed; infamous.
- a notorious gangster
- the tenderloin district was notorious for vice
- the infamous Benedict Arnold
WordNet
No*to"ri*ous adjective
Etymology
L.
notorius pointing out, making known, fr.
noscere,
notum, to known: cf. F.
notoire. See
Know.
Definitions
- Generally known and talked of by the public; universally believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; -- usually in an unfavorable sense; as, a notorious thief; a notorious crime or vice.
Your goodness,
Since you provoke me, shall be most notorious.
Shak.
Syn. -- Distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; celebrated; noted; famous; renowned. infamous is an extreme sense
-- No*to"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- No*to"ri*ous*ness, n.
Webster 1913
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