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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

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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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