notoriously
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no·to·ri·ous
(nō-tôr′ē-əs)adj.
Known widely and usually unfavorably: a notorious pirate; a region notorious for floods.
[From Medieval Latin nōtōrius, well-known, from Latin nōtus, known, past participle of nōscere, to get to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]
no·to′ri·ous·ly adv.
no·to′ri·ous·ness n.
Usage Note: Although notorious and notoriety have been used in negative, positive, and neutral contexts since the 1500s, over the years, notorious (and to a lesser extent notoriety) has come to be used primarily in negative contexts, often with a connotation of wickedness or undesirability. In our 2011 survey, 81 percent of the Usage Panel accepted the sentence The region is notorious for its seismic disturbances, whereas only 26 percent accepted a sentence that used notorious in a situation where the circumstances for fame are positive: She is notorious for her excellent standup comedy routines. The Panel is somewhat more willing to accept notoriety in a positive context: almost half (45 percent) approved of the sentence His success on college campuses brought him enough notoriety to release a greatest hits CD.
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Adv. | 1. | notoriously - to a notorious degree; "European emigres, who notoriously used to repair to the British Museum to write seditious pamphlets" |
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notoriously
adverb infamously, disreputably The company is understaffed and notoriously inefficient.
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Translations
جَهاراْ عَلَنِيَّةً، بِسوء سُمْعَه
notoricky
berygtet
hírhedtennotóriusan
eins og alkunna er
notoricky
kötü ünlü olarak
notoriously
[nəʊˈtɔːrɪəslɪ] ADJ anorexia nervosa is notoriously difficult to treat → tratar la anorexia nerviosa es de notoria dificultad, es bien sabido que tratar la anorexia nerviosa entraña gran dificultadshe is notoriously difficult to work with → tiene fama de ser una persona con la que resulta difícil trabajar
he is notoriously unreliable → tiene fama de informal
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notoriously
adv → notorisch; (= as is well known) → bekanntlich; it is notoriously difficult to treat → es lässt sich bekanntlich nur sehr schwer behandeln; to be notoriously unreliable/inefficient/violent etc → für seine Unzuverlässigkeit/Untüchtigkeit/Gewalttätigkeit etc berüchtigt or bekannt sein; a notoriously violent man → ein für seine Gewalttätigkeit bekannter Mann
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notorious
(nəˈtoːriəs) adjective well-known for badness or wickedness. a notorious murderer.
notoriety (noutəˈraiəti) nounnoˈtoriously adverb
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