notorious

notorious
01. Pol Pot was one of the most [notorious] tyrants of modern history, responsible for the massacre of millions of the people of his country.
02. Washington has long been [notorious] for its high rates of violent crime.
03. The administration is [notoriously] slow in dealing with safety concerns raised by the employees.
04. The mail service in this country is [notoriously] inefficient; it sometimes takes longer to send a letter to someone 50 miles away than to someone who lives at the other end of the country.
05. The university has a [notorious] reputation for its wild student parties.
06. The bar known as "The Square" is [notorious] as a meeting place for drug dealers and prostitutes.
07. The President's advisor has been linked to figures within the country's [notorious] drug cartel.
08. The brains of Britain's most [notorious] murderers are being studied by scientists for signs of abnormalities.
09. Earthquakes have always been [notoriously] difficult to predict.
10. The nickname of Mary I, Queen of England (1553-58), was "Bloody Mary" because of her [notorious], violent persecution of Protestants.
11. Mary Anne Nichols, Martha Turner, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, and Catherine Eddowes were London prostitutes who were murdered and dismembered by the [notorious] "Jack the Ripper" in the autumn of 1888.
12. James Feibleman once suggested that it is better to be famous than [notorious], but better to be [notorious] than obscure.
13. She gained [notoriety] as one of the President's advisors during the scandal that drove him from office.
14. Jamaican politics has acquired a [notorious] reputation for bringing violence to the streets of this island nation.
15. In 1953, the [notorious] British murderer John Christie was sentenced to death for killing six women.
16. Ancient Rome was [notorious] for its sewage-filled streets.
17. Studies suggest that estimates of the number of child workers worldwide are [notoriously] unreliable.
18. The Gestapo was [notorious] throughout Europe for its ruthless efficiency.

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  • Notorious — may refer to: In film and television: Notorious (1946 film), a thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock Notorious (2009 film), a biopic about The Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie Smalls) Notorious (TV series), an American documentary series Notorious (The… …   Wikipedia

  • Notorious B.I.G. — Notorious B.I.G. The Notorious B.I.G. Основная информация Имя при рождении Кристофер Джордж Латор Уоллес Дата рождения …   Википедия

  • notorious — no·to·ri·ous /nō tōr ē əs/ adj: generally known and talked of adverse possession created by open, continuous, notorious, and adverse use Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. notorious …   Law dictionary

  • Notorious — No*to ri*ous, a. [L. notorius pointing out, making known, fr. noscere, notum, to known: cf. F. notoire. See {Know}.] Generally known and talked of by the public; universally believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; usually in an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • notorious — notorious, infamous Both words refer to fame achieved by means that are disapproved of, but notorious stresses the fame achieved whereas infamous is more concerned with the nature of the act: • A notorious property developer…was spooning sago… …   Modern English usage

  • Notorious — (eng. für berüchtigt) ist der Originaltitel des Films Berüchtigt (1946) der Künstlername eines US amerikanischen Rappers, Notorious B.I.G. der Originaltitel des Films Notorious B.I.G. (Film) (2009) der Titel eines Albums und einer Single aus dem… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • notorious — (adj.) 1540s, publicly known, from M.L. notorius well known, commonly known, from L. notus known, pp. of noscere come to know (see KNOW (Cf. know)). Negative connotation arose 17c. from frequent association with derogatory nouns. Related:… …   Etymology dictionary

  • notorious — [adj] known for a trait, often an unadmirable one belled, blatant,dishonorable, disreputable, flagrant, glaring, ill famed, infamous, leading, noted, obvious, opprobrious, overt, patent, popular, prominent, questionable, scandalous, shady,… …   New thesaurus

  • notorious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ famous for some bad quality or deed. DERIVATIVES notoriety noun notoriously adverb. ORIGIN Latin notorius, from notus known …   English terms dictionary

  • notorious — [nō tôr′ē əs] adj. [ML notorius < LL notoria, news, information < notus: see NOTE] 1. well known; publicly discussed 2. widely but unfavorably known or talked about SYN. FAMOUS notoriously adv. notoriousness n …   English World dictionary

  • Notorious B.I.G — The Notorious B.I.G. The Notorious B.I.G Alias The Notorious B.I.G. Biggie Biggie Smalls Big Poppa Frank White Nom Christopher George Latore Wallace Naissance 21 mai 1972 …   Wikipédia en Français

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