Hypertext Webster Gateway: "notorious"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Notorious \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
notorious
adj : having an exceedingly bad reputation; "a notorious
gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for
vice" [syn: {ill-famed}, {infamous}]
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