notorious
21notorious */ — UK [nəʊˈtɔːrɪəs] / US [nəˈtɔrɪəs] adjective famous for something bad a notorious criminal notorious for: The city is notorious for its traffic jams. Derived word: notoriously adverb …
22notorious — [16] Notorious originally meant simply ‘well known’. It was borrowed from medieval Latin nōtōrius, which was a derivative of nōtus ‘known’, the past participle of Latin nōscere ‘know’ (source also of English notice, notion, etc). The English word …
23notorious — notoriously, adv. notoriousness, n. /noh tawr ee euhs, tohr , neuh /, adj. 1. widely and unfavorably known: a notorious gambler. 2. publicly or generally known, as for a particular trait: a newspaper that is notorious for its sensationalism.… …
24notorious — adjective famous or well known for something bad: a notorious bandit (+ for): The region is notorious for its terrible snowstorms. notoriously adverb: a notoriously inefficient company see famous …
25notorious — no•to•ri•ous [[t]noʊˈtɔr i əs, ˈtoʊr , nə [/t]] adj. 1) widely and unfavorably known: a notorious thief[/ex] 2) publicly or generally known: a notorious scandal[/ex] • Etymology: 1540–50; < ML nōtōrius evident = L nō(scere) to get to know (see …
26notorious — /nəˈtɔriəs / (say nuh tawreeuhs) adjective 1. widely but unfavourably known: a notorious gambler. 2. Obsolete publicly or generally known: a statesman notorious for his wise judgement. {Medieval Latin nōtōrius, from Latin nōtus, past participle,… …
27notorious — Unfavorably known to many persons. The open and general recognition of an illegitimate child by the father. 10 Am J2d Bast § 52. A notorious character means a general character, and evidence of general character is admissible under an indictment… …
28notorious — adj. well known, esp. unfavourably (a notorious criminal; notorious for its climate). Derivatives: notoriety n. notoriously adv. Etymology: med.L notorius f. L notus (as NOTION) …
29Notorious B.I.G. — Christopher Wallace, más conocido como The Notorious B.I.G., fue uno de los raperos más influyentes durante la década de los noventa. Nació el 21 de mayo de 1972 en New York, y falleció un 9 de Marzo de 1997 en Los Angeles, California …
30notorious — See famed. See famed, famous, notorious …
