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notorious
adjective
Known widely and usually unfavorably
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nəˈtɔɹiəs
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adjective
Known widely and usually unfavorably
“A notorious gangster”
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A notorious gangster
The tenderloin district was notorious for vice
The infamous Benedict Arnold
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