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Definition
well known for something bad
- Here was a gorgeous triumph; they were missed; they were mourned... the departed were the talk of the whole town, and the envy of all the boys, as far as this dazzling notoriety was concerned.Chapter 14 (79% in)
notoriety = state of being known for something bad
- They would have given anything to have that swarthy suntanned skin of his, and his glittering notoriety; and Tom would not have parted with either for a circus.Chapter 18 (48% in)
There are no more uses of "notorious" in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
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