notorious
IPA: noʊtˈɔriʌs
adjective
- Senses with an unfavourable connotation.
- Of a person or entity: generally or widely known for something negative; infamous.
- Of an act, situation, etc.: blameworthy in an obvious and offensive way; blatant, flagrant.
- Senses with a favourable or neutral connotation.
- Generally or widely known; of common knowledge; famous or well-known.
- (obsolete)
- Clear, evident, obvious.
- Generally or widely knowable.
adverb
- (obsolete) Synonym of notoriously
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Examples of "notorious" in Sentences
- He is notorious as idler.
- I am notoriously obdurate.
- She was a notorious hypochondriac.
- He is notorious for his monocracy.
- Dutroux was notoriously remorseless.
- The campaign was notoriously acrimonious.
- The man is notorious for his eccentricity.
- The newspaper is notorious for typographic error.
- The party is notoriously factious and quarrelsome.
- They are notoriously disobedient and hard to train.
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