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notorious
no·to·ri·ous
[
nō táwree əss,
nə táwree əss
]
adjective
Definition:
1.
famous for something bad:
well known for some undesirable feature, quality, or act
2.
well-known:
widely known
(
archaic
)
[
Mid-16th century. < medieval Latin
notorius
< Latin
notus
, past participle of
noscere
"know"
]
no·to·ri·ous·ly
[
nə táwree əsslee,
nō táwree əsslee
]
adverb
Word Usage
See fame.
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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