What (who) is notorious - definition
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notorious
a.
1.
Open, overt, patent, manifest, obvious, apparent, evident, well-known, egregious, notable.
2.
Conspicuous (generally in a bad sense), noted, celebrated, famous, famed, distinguished, remarkable, renowned.
notorious
¦ adjective famous for some bad quality or deed.
Derivatives
notoriety noun
notoriously adverb
Origin
C15: from med. L. notorius (from L. notus 'known') + -ous.
notorious
To be notorious means to be well-known for something bad.
...an area notorious for drugs, crime and violence...
She told us the story of one of Britain's most notorious country house murders.
= infamous
ADJ: oft ADJ for n/-ing
• notoriously
The train company is overstaffed and notoriously inefficient...
Doctors notoriously neglect their own health and fail to seek help when they should.
ADV: usu ADV group, also ADV before v
Wikipedia
Notorious
Notorious means well known for a negative trait, characteristic, or action. It may also refer to:
Pronunciation examples for notorious
1. "Notorious."
In the Pleasure Groove - Love, Death and Duran Duran _ John Taylor _ Talks at Google
2. "Be notorious.
Confessions of a Corporate Insurgent _ Gib Bulloch _ Talks at Google
3. is pretty notorious.
Meltdown - Why Our Systems Fail _ Chris Clearfield & AndraÌs Tilcsik _ Talks at Google
4. And unfortunately, it's notorious
After the Asteroid - Colorado Rocks Tell Earth's Comeback Story _ Talks at Google
5. Donald Trump's notorious misspellings,
A Very Short Introduction to the English Language _ Simon Horobin _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of notorious
1. He is from Halabja, the site of the notorious gassing of Kurds during the notorious Anfal campaign in the 1'80s.
2. Valentine‘s Day Massacre and other notorious locales.
3. Ligachyov noted Brezhnev‘s notorious weakness for flattery.
4. Other dictators were notorious for their promiscuity.
5. It was Colombia‘s most notorious political murder.