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Definition of notorious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
5 days ago · To be notorious means to be well-known for something bad. She told us the story of one of Britain's most notorious country house murders. The train company is overstaffed and notoriously inefficient. He worked mainly in New York City where living space is notoriously at a premium.
4 days ago · 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.
Dec 13, 2023 · Notorious definition: widely and unfavorably known. See examples of NOTORIOUS used in a sentence.
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From Late Middle English notoryous, from Medieval Latin nōtōrius (“evident, known; famous, well-known; infamous”), from Latin nōtus (“known, recognized; familiar, widely known; famous, well-known; infamous”) + -tōrius (suffix forming adjectives). Nōtus is the perfect passive participle of nōscō (“to become acquainted with or learn about (something)...
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nə(ʊ)ˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əs/(General American) enPR: nə-tôrʹē-əs, nō- IPA(key): /nəˈtɔ.ɹi.əs/, /noʊ-/Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəsHyphenation: no‧tor‧i‧ousnotorious (comparative more notorious, superlative most notorious) 1. Senses with an unfavourable connotation. 1.1. Of a person or entity: generally or widely known for something negative; infamous. 1.1.1. Synonym: ill-famed 1.1.2. Antonym: famous 1.1.1. 1605, Michael Drayton, Poems:[…], London: […] Willi[am] Stansby for Iohn Smethwicke, published ...
notorious (comparative more notorious, superlative most notorious) 1. (obsolete) Synonym of notoriously
Widely known, especially for something bad; infamous. Wiktionary. Synonyms: infamous. ill-famed. leading. famed. well-known. famous. popular. renowned. obvious. notable. villainous. unmitigated. talked of. scandalous. noted. Antonyms: anonymous. unknown. Origin of Notorious.
famous for something bad: a notorious criminal. She was notorious for her bad temper. notoriously. adverb. Mount Everest is a notoriously difficult mountain to climb. (Definition of notorious from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
