Notorious

a.

1.

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.

Adj.

1.

notorious - having an exceedingly bad reputation; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice" Synonyms: ill-famed, infamous

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