All 3 Uses of
notorious
in
Middlemarch
- "I disapprove of Wakley," interposed Dr. Sprague, "no man more: he is an ill-intentioned fellow, who would sacrifice the respectability of the profession, which everybody knows depends on the London Colleges, for the sake of getting some notoriety for himself.†
Chpt 2notoriety = fame for something bad
- "And a devilish deal better than too much," said Mr. Hawley, whose bad language was notorious in that part of the county.†
Chpt 2 *
- Exiles notoriously feed much on hopes, and are unlikely to stay in banishment unless they are obliged.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
well known for something bad