(ˈ)nō|tōrēəs, nə|-, -ȯr- adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin notorius, irregular from Late Latin notorium information, indictment, from neuter of (assumed) Late Latin notorius, adjective, making known, from Latin notus (past participle of noscere to come to know) + -orius -ory — more at know
1.
a.
(1) : being or constituting something commonly known : well known
iron is a notorious conductor of heat — Lewis Mumford
the notorious mass-energy relation — P.W.Bridgman
the possession must be open and notorious — C.S.Lobingier
contradicted by multiple and notorious documentation — G.G.Coulton
in mathematics it is notorious that we start from absurdities to reach a realm of law — Havelock Ellis
(2) : well known or celebrated for a particular quality or trait
the tapeworms are notorious in this respect — W.H.Dowdeswell
it is notorious for its ability to dive instantly — Ralph Hoffmann
novelists are notorious for their howlers — V.S.Pritchett
notorious as a sane level-headed man — Arnold Bennett
b.
(1) : widely and unfavorably known as an individual of a specified kind or class
a notorious chiseler
a notorious gangster
a notorious gambler
this bird is a notorious destroyer of poultry
(2) : widely and unfavorably known or discussed for something reprehensible or scandalous or for some negative quality or trait
an area notorious for soot, smog, and dust — Pliotron
this scandal made the little town notorious — American Guide Series: Michigan
his front was a notorious law firm — George Carter
the most notorious of Confederate prisons — W.B.Hesseltine
2. obsolete : conspicuous , evident , manifest
• no·to·ri·ous·ly adverb
• no·to·ri·ous·ness noun -es