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notorious
Of a person or entity: generally or widely known for something negative; infamous.
📑 Synonyms:
ill-famed
💬 Quotations
This is the last straw. In your infatuation for this man—a man who is notorious for his excesses, a man your father would not have allowed to so much as mention your name—you have reflected the demi-monde rather than the circles in which you have presumably grown up.
Of an act, situation, etc.: blameworthy in an obvious and offensive way; blatant, flagrant.
Generally or widely known; of common knowledge; famous or well-known.
(obsolete) Clear, evident, obvious.
(obsolete) Generally or widely knowable.
(obsolete) In a notable manner; as is commonly known.