notorious
[noh-tawr-ee-uh s, -tohr-, nuh-]
- widely and unfavorably known: a notorious gambler.
- publicly or generally known, as for a particular trait: a newspaper that is notorious for its sensationalism.
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Origin of notorious
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Contemporary Examples
But so-called jungle primaries are notoriously hard to predict or poll.
Millennials—rich or otherwise—have been notoriously uninterested in politics.
Since then various reports have trickled out about women in the notoriously sealed group.
Notoriously, Atlantic City did not get its first supermarket until 1996.
I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj MahalOlivia Nuzzi
December 8, 2014
The organizers certainly appeared worried about plunging into the notoriously fierce world of London fashion and media.
Historical Examples
Notoriously, he observed, the mileage of members was scandalously small.
It seems that he is notoriously violent and jealous, and thoroughly unscrupulous.
A Spirit in PrisonRobert Hichens
The breed of the Carthusian horses of Xeres was notoriously the best in Europe.
Roman Catholicism in SpainAnonymous
And lawyers are notoriously unable to observe the law, just as actors are notoriously unable to act.
ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini
If she had been notoriously of an altruistic and free-handed disposition, he could have understood it.
The Market-PlaceHarold Frederic
notorious
- well-known for some bad or unfavourable quality, deed, etc; infamous
- rare generally known or widely acknowledged
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Word Origin
C16: from Medieval Latin notōrius well-known, from nōtus known, from noscere to know
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Word Origin and History for notoriously
notorious
adj.
1540s, "publicly known," from Medieval Latin notorius "well-known, commonly known," from Latin notus "known," past participle of noscere "come to know" (see know). Negative connotation arose 17c. from frequent association with derogatory nouns. Related: Notoriously.
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