'Notorious' definitions:

Definition of 'notorious'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Known widely and usually unfavorably; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"; "the infamous Benedict Arnold"; [syn: ill-famed, infamous, notorious]

Definition of 'Notorious'

From: GCIDE
  • Notorious \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. [1913 Webster]
  • Your goodness, Since you provoke me, shall be most notorious. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; celebrated; noted; famous; renowned. [1913 Webster] -- {No*to"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {No*to"ri*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'notorious'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Notorious'