Definitions for: Notorious

[adj] having an exceedingly bad reputation; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"

Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: disreputable, ill-famed, infamous

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