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notorious
What does notorious mean?
notorious (adjective): of a person or entity: generally or widely known for something negative; infamous.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use notorious in a sentence?
- This is a notorious junction. (Tatoeba sentence #10537153 by sundown, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce notorious?
/noʊˈtɔɹiəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does notorious come from?
From Late Middle English notoryous, from Medieval Latin nōtōrius (“evident, known; famous, well-known; infamous”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of notorious?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “notorious” mean?
following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely
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of a person or entity: generally or widely known for something negative; infamous
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manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything
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of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary
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original
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complete
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infamous
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possible
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