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notorious |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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