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See more synonyms for infamous on Thesaurus.com having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city. deserving of or causing an evil reputation; shamefully malign; detestable: an infamous deed. Law deprived of certain rights as a citizen, as a consequence of conviction of certain offenses. of or relating to offenses involving such deprivation. Show More
Origin of infamous 1350–1400; Middle English <
Latin infām(is ) (see
infamy ) +
-ous Related forms in·fa·mous·ly , adverb in·fa·mous·ness , noun Synonyms for infamous See more synonyms for 1 .
disreputable ,
ill-famed ,
notorious .
2 .
disgraceful ,
scandalous ;
nefarious ,
odious ,
wicked ,
shocking ,
vile ,
base ,
heinous ,
villainous .
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Examples from the Web for infamously Contemporary Examples of infamously I remind Deen that his namesake died in an infamously horrible car crash, so he may want to cool it on texting and driving.
They sang songs—including, infamously , Wild Thing—and catcalled at a female detective.
Weddings, birthdays and other celebrations are infamously difficult for those watching what they eat.
She infamously replaced the word “divorce” with her self-proclaimed term “conscious uncoupling.”
In fact he was there at that party that night in 1960 when Mailer infamously stabbed his then-wife, Adele.
Historical Examples of infamously He has treated her infamously ; that is why she will not live with him and does not speak of him.
How cruel, how infamously unfeeling Ernest thought he had been.
I could not contain myself at seeing a lady so infamously insulted.
He has treated me infamously ; I will not bother you with that now.
"She was infamously poisoned last evening," replied the abbe, sadly.
British Dictionary definitions for infamously having a bad reputation; notorious causing or deserving a bad reputation; shocking infamous conduct criminal law (formerly) (of a person) deprived of certain rights of citizenship on conviction of certain offences (of a crime or punishment) entailing such deprivation Show More
Derived Forms infamously , adverb infamousness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for infamously adj. late 14c., from Medieval Latin infamosus , from Latin in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + famosus "celebrated" (see famous ). Meaning influenced by Latin infamis "of ill fame" (see infamy ). As a legal term, "disqualified from certain rights of citizens in consequence of conviction of certain crimes" (late 14c.). Related: Infamously .
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