The definition of notorious is well known for an undesirable trait or for any particular trait.
(adjective)See notorious in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: ML notorius < LL notoria, news, information < notus: see note
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See notorious in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Origin:
Origin: From Medieval Latin nōtōrius, well-known
Origin: , from Latin nōtus, known
Origin: , past participle of nōscere, to get to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots
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