NOTORIOUS


Meaning of NOTORIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noʊtɔ:riəs ]

To be notorious means to be well-known for something bad.

...an area notorious for drugs, crime and violence...

She told us the story of one of Britain’s most notorious country house murders.

= infamous

ADJ : oft ADJ for n / -ing

• no‧to‧ri‧ous‧ly

The train company is overstaffed and notoriously inefficient...

Doctors notoriously neglect their own health and fail to seek help when they should.

ADV : usu ADV group , also ADV before v

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.