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Notorious

Notorious Meaning & Definition
Notorious Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Notorious?

[adj] having an exceedingly bad reputation; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Notorious: disreputable | ill-famed | infamous

Related Terms | Find terms related to Notorious: abominable | acclaimed | arrant | atrocious | awful | base | beastly | beneath contempt | blackguardly | blameworthy | blatant | bold | brazen | brazenfaced | brutal | celebrated | common | commonly known | commonplace | conspicuous | contemptible | current | degraded | deplorable | derogatory | despicable | detestable | dire | discreditable | disgraceful | disgusting | dishonorable | disreputable | distinguished | dreadful | egregious | embarrassing | enormous | exhibitionistic | fabled | famed | familiar | famous | far-famed | far-heard | fetid | filthy | flagrant | forward | foul | fulsome | glaring | grievous | gross | hackneyed | hanging out | hateful | heinous | honored | horrible | horrid | household | ignoble | ignominious | immodest | in relief | in the foreground | infamous | inglorious | knavish | lamentable | leading | legendary | loathsome | lousy | marked | memorable | monstrous | much acclaimed | mythical | nasty | naughty | nefarious | noisome | notable | noted | noticeable | obnoxious | obtrusive | odious | of mark | of note | offensive | opprobrious | ostensible | outrageous | outstanding | pitiable | pitiful | platitudinous | popular | prominent | pronounced | proverbial | public | rank | rascally | recreant | regrettable | renowned | reprehensible | reprobate | repulsive | roguish | rotten | sad | salient | scampish | scandalous | schlock | scoundrelly | scurvy | seamy | shabby | shady | shameful | shameless | shaming | shocking | shoddy | sordid | squalid | staring | stark-staring | sticking out | striking | talked-about | talked-of | terrible | too bad | trite | truistic | unabashed | unashamed | unblushing | unclean | unembarrassed | universally admitted | universally recognized | unmodest | unpraiseworthy | unrespectable | unsavory | vile | villainous | well-kenned | well-known | well-recognized | well-understood | widely known | woeful | worst | worthless | wretched

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Notorious In Webster's Dictionary

\No*to"ri*ous\, a. [L. notorius pointing out, making known, fr. noscere, notum, to known: cf. F. notoire. See {Know}.] Generally known and talked of by the public; universally believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; -- usually in an unfavorable sense; as, a notorious thief; a notorious crime or vice. Your goodness, Since you provoke me, shall be most notorious. --Shak. Syn: Distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; celebrated; noted; famous; renowned.

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