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notoriously - 2 dictionary results

no⋅to⋅ri⋅ous

  [noh-tawr-ee-uhs, -tohr-, nuh-]
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–adjective
1. widely and unfavorably known: a notorious gambler.
2. publicly or generally known, as for a particular trait: a newspaper that is notorious for its sensationalism.
Origin:
1540–50; < ML nōtōrius evident, equiv. to nō(scere) to get to know (see notify ) + -tōrius -tory 1

Related forms:
no⋅to⋅ri⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
no⋅to⋅ri⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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no·to·ri·ous   (nō-tôr'ē-əs, -tōr'-)   
adj.  Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous: a notorious gangster; a district notorious for vice.

[From Medieval Latin nōtōrius, well-known, from Latin nōtus, known, past participle of nōscere, to get to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]
no·to'ri·ous·ly adv., no·to'ri·ous·ness n.
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