notoriousadjective
uk/nəʊˈtɔː.ri.əs//nəˈtɔː.ri.əs/us/noʊˈtɔːr.i.əs/C1 famous for something bad:
one of Mexico's most notorious criminals
The company is notorious for paying its bills late.
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- The city is notorious for its red light district and strip clubs.
- He was notorious for his violent and threatening behaviour.
- He has spent the past three months in Florida, ostensibly for medical treatment, but in actual fact to avoid prosecution for a series of notorious armed robberies.
- Politicians are notorious egotists.
- During the trial he was held in one of the country's most notorious prisons.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Fame and famous
- A-list
- acclaim
- anyone
- anyone who is/was anyone idiom
- B-list
- fore
- high-profile
- hit the headlines idiom
- household word
- illustrious
- immortal
- plaque
- prominent
- proverbial
- put sth/sb on the map idiom
- renown
- reputed
- rise to fame idiom
- sb's/sth's claim to fame idiom
- steal
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Reputation
notoriously
adverb uk/nəʊˈtɔː.ri.əs.li//nəˈtɔː.ri.əs.li/us/noʊˈtɔːr.i.əs.li/
The game is notoriously (= famous for being) difficult to play.