| Pronunciation: | | now'towreeus
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| Matching Terms: | | notoriously
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| | Definition: | | [adj] having an exceedingly bad reputation; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice" |
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| | Synonyms: | | disreputable, ill-famed, infamous |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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