NOTORIOUS

notorious. notorious, knowne to all, or made plaine and manifest.

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No‐to″ri‐ous (?), a. [[L. notorius pointing out, making known, fr. noscere, notum, to known: cf. F. notoire. See Know.]] Generally known and talked of by the public; universally believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; — usually in an unfavorable sense; as, a notorious thief; a notorious crime or vice. Your goodness, Since you provoke me, shall be most notorious. Shak. Syn. — Distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; celebrated; noted; famous; renowned. — No‐to″ri‐ous‐ly, adv. — No‐to″ri‐ous‐ness, n.