NOTORIOUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does notorious mean? • NOTORIOUS (adjective)
The adjective NOTORIOUS has 1 sense:
1. having an exceedingly bad reputation
Familiarity information: NOTORIOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NOTORIOUS (adjective)
Meaning:
Having an exceedingly bad reputation
Synonyms:
ill-famed; infamous; notorious
Context examples:
a notorious gangster / the tenderloin district was notorious for vice
Similar:
disreputable (lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance)
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