From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnotoriousno‧to‧ri‧ous /nəʊˈtɔːriəs, nə- $ noʊ-, nə-/ ●○○ adjectiveFAMOUSfamous or well known for something badSYN infamous
a notorious computer hacker
notorious cases of human rights abusesnotorious for
a judge notorious for his cruelty and corruption► see thesaurus at famous —notoriously adverb
Statistics can be notoriously unreliable.
The program is notoriously difficult to learn.Examples from the Corpusnotorious• This portrait of self-destruction is told through the contrast of two singing sisters, one famous and one notorious.• The crash happened at a notoriousaccidentblackspot.• He faced up to the notorious Chelsea Boot Boys with an electrifiedfence but was refusedpermission to switch it on.• One of Britain's most notoriouscriminals has escaped from prison.• the notoriousflaw in the Hubble Space Telescope• English soccer fans are notorious for their drunkenness.• Hotels and catering are notorious for their low rates of pay.• Sauteed quaillivers with Madeirasauce are notorious in this regard.• The Richmond case joins other notoriousincidents of child-against-child violence in recent years.• The middle of United's notoriouspitch was a swamp long before kick-off, posing the threat of stamina-sapping conditions.• Davis is a notorious woman hater.notorious for• Children are notorious forsnacking, especially on high-fat foods.Originnotorious(1500-1600)Medieval Latinnotorius, from Latinnotus; → NOTICE2
