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well known for something bad- He was a notorious drug dealer.
notorious = well known for something bad
- She is notorious for flagrant fouls and losing her temper.
- The city is notorious for corruption.
- ...Neville's memory was notoriously poor.J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- The man was notoriously corrupt, and most unfit for his position.Margaret Atwood -- Alias Grace
- a beautiful but notoriously unscrupulous woman who lived up to her dishonorable reputation.Khaled Hosseini -- The Kite Runner
- I feverishly tried to get the local police to find and arrest a notoriously vicious gangster named Blackie,Sonia Nazario -- Enrique's Journey
- ...he wanted Pakistan to be renowned for a sizzling economy, not notorious for barbaric rapes.Nicholas D. Kristof -- Half the Sky
- A notorious robber band once lived there.Cornelia Funke -- Inkheart
- The facility was notoriously expensive,Nicholas Sparks -- Dear John
- Secluded five miles up a rutted dirt track, the played-out mine was a notorious party spot.Ellen Hopkins -- Crank
- The guys were notorious for holding back some of the money until the last minute.Robert Cormier -- The Chocolate War
- The men were jailed in one of Central Africa's most notorious prisons:Warren St. John -- Outcasts United
- ...but his job lasted only as long as his notoriety:Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Chinese officials are notoriously late for conferences;Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Supremacy
- Madam, you have done me wrong, Notorious wrong.William Shakespeare -- Twelfth Night
- 'Tis a notorious villain.William Shakespeare -- Othello, the Moor of Venice
- At heart and by descent an Aristocrat, an enemy of the Republic, a notorious oppressor of the People.Charles Dickens -- A Tale of Two Cities
- Since the UMWA was notorious for lacking strike funds, a lot of families were facing a potentially desperate situation.Homer Hickam -- October Sky
- It's one of Mobutu's most notorious dungeons, and we're all aware Anatole could end up there, any day.Barbara Kingsolver -- The Poisonwood Bible
notorious = well known for something bad
notoriously = widely known in a bad way
notoriously = well known for something bad
notoriously = well known for something bad
notoriously = well known for something bad
notorious = well known for something bad
notorious = well known for something bad
notoriously = well known for something bad
notorious = well known for something bad
notorious = well known for something bad
notorious = well known for something bad
notoriety = the state of being known for something bad
notoriously = well known for something bad
notorious = well known and bad
notorious = well known for something bad
notorious = well known for something bad
notorious = well known for something bad
notorious = well known for something bad