/ nəʊˈtɔːriəs; NAmE noʊ-/ adjective
notorious (for sth / for doing sth) | notorious (as sth) well known for being bad :
a notorious criminal
The country is notorious for its appalling prison conditions.
The bar has become notorious as a meeting-place for drug dealers.
► no·tori·ous·ly adverb :
Mountain weather is notoriously difficult to predict.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent. (in the sense generally known ): from medieval Latin notorius (from Latin notus known) + -ous .