Category:Notorious

No*to"ri*ous, a. Etym: [l. notorius pointing out, making known, fr. Noscere, notum, to known: cf. F. notoire. See know.]

Defn: 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. Your goodness, since you provoke me, shall be most notorious. Shak.

Syn. -- distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; celebrated; noted; Famous; renowned. -- no*to"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- no*to"ri*ous*ness, n.