adj. 1 notoriously bad; having a bad reputation. 2 abominable. 3 (in ancient law) deprived of all or some rights of a citizen on account of serious crime. infamously adv. infamy n. (pl. -ies).
[ ME f. med.L infamosus f. L infamis (as IN-(1), FAME) ]
adj. 1 notoriously bad; having a bad reputation. 2 abominable. 3 (in ancient law) deprived of all or some rights of a citizen on account of serious crime. infamously adv. infamy n. (pl. -ies).
[ ME f. med.L infamosus f. L infamis (as IN-(1), FAME) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012