notorious

notorious is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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.
2. adjective. known widely and usually unfavorably

   "a notorious gangster"

   "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"

   Synonyms: infamous

Synonyms

infamous

Common word forms

notoriously, notoriousness

Words from these letters

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