Of a person or entity: The life and death story of the notorious b.i.g. See examples of notorious used in a sentence.
Directed by george tillman jr. Although notorious (which comes from latin noscere, to come to know) can be a synonym of famous, it's more often a synonym of infamous, having long ago developed the additional. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Use the adjective notorious to describe people, places, or things that are famous for a bad reason. A good synonym for notorious is infamous; With jamal woolard, anthony mackie, derek luke, momo dione.
Notorious (comparative more notorious, superlative most notorious) senses with an unfavourable connotation. There are ten meanings listed in oed's entry for the word notorious, four of which are labelled obsolete. Definition of notorious adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary. Although notorious and notoriety have been used in negative, positive, and neutral contexts since the 1500s, over the years, notorious (and to a lesser extent notoriety) has come.