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- DictionaryNo·to·ri·ous/nəˈtôrēəs/
adjective
- 1. famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed: "Los Angeles is notorious for its smog"
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.
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.
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. famous She went from poor and anonymous to rich and famous. well known She's a well-known artist.
adjective. known widely and usually unfavorably. “a notorious gangster”. “the tenderloin district was notorious for vice”. synonyms: ill-famed, infamous. disreputable. lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance. Pronunciation.
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. famous She went from poor and anonymous to rich and famous. well known She's a well-known artist.
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.
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.
