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Webster 1913 Edition
Notorious
No-to′ri-ous
,Adj.
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
Since you provoke me, shall be most
notorious
. Shakespeare
Syn. – Distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; celebrated; noted; famous; renowned.
– No-to′ri-ous-ly
, adv.
No-to′ri-ous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Notorious
NOTO'RIOUS
,Adj.
1.
Publicly knwon; manifest to the world; evident; usually, knwon to disadvantage; hence almost always used in all ill sense; as a notorious thief; a notorious crime or vice; a man notorious for lewdness or gaming.2.
In a good sense.Your goodness, since you provoke me, shall be most notorious.
Definition 2024
notorious
notorious
English
Adjective
notorious (comparative more notorious, superlative most notorious)
- Widely known, especially for something bad; infamous.
- 1920, "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." — The Offshore Pirate by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- 1999, "The Hempshocks' sheep were notoriously the finest for miles around: shaggy-coated and intelligent (for sheep), with curling horns and sharp hooves." — Neil Gaiman, Stardust, pg. 30 (2001 Perennial edition)
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Translations
known widely and infamously
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Usage notes
Notorious is often misused for well-known, famous, or celebrated; however, in Modern English, its meaning has changed. Notorious is not a positive attribute.