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adjective
- 1. famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed: "Los Angeles is notorious for its smog"
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The meaning of NOTORIOUS is generally known and talked of; especially : widely and unfavorably known. How to use notorious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Notorious.
adjective. uk / nəʊˈtɔː.ri.əs / / nəˈtɔː.ri.əs / us / noʊˈtɔːr.i.əs / Add to word list. C1. famous for something bad: one of Mexico's most notorious criminals. The company is notorious for paying its bills late. Synonym. infamous. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. known and recognized by many people.
To be notorious means to be well-known for something bad. ...an area notorious for crime and violence. [ + for] She told us the story of one of Britain's most notorious country house murders. famous. Synonyms: infamous, disreputable, opprobrious, scandalous More Synonyms of notorious. notoriously adverb [usu ADV group, oft ADV before v]
Notorious most commonly means famous or well-known for a negative reason. The word is especially used to describe people who are widely known and viewed unfavorably for their actions, such as notorious criminals.
adjective. us / nəˈtɔr·i·əs, -ˈtoʊr- / Add to word list. famous for something immoral or bad: The canal is notorious for its pollution. notoriously. adverb us / nəˈtɔr·i·əs·li, -ˈtoʊr- / (Definition of notorious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of notorious. notorious.
Use the adjective notorious to describe people, places, or things that are famous for a bad reason. A good synonym for notorious is infamous; both words mean "well-known, and not in a good way."
1. well-known for some bad or unfavourable quality, deed, etc; infamous. 2. rare generally known or widely acknowledged. [C16: from Medieval Latin notōrius well-known, from nōtus known, from noscere to know] notoriety, noˈtoriousness n. noˈtoriously adv.
Dec 13, 2023 · Notorious definition: widely and unfavorably known. See examples of NOTORIOUS used in a sentence.
Definition of notorious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
notorious meaning, definition, what is notorious: famous or well known for something bad: Learn more.
