ill-famed (s)
infamous (s)
notorious (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def known widely and usually unfavorably
examples a notorious gangster
the tenderloin district was notorious for vice
the infamous Benedict Arnold
Outgoing links
Similar to disreputable
Derivationally related form infamous → infamy; infamous → infamy
Incoming links
Similar to disreputable
Derivationally related form infamy → infamous; infamy → infamous

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