Infamous Definition

ĭnfə-məs
adjective
Having a very bad reputation; notorious; in disgrace or dishonor.
Webster's New World
Causing or deserving a bad reputation; scandalous; outrageous.
Webster's New World
Convicted of a crime, such as treason or felony, that carries a severe punishment. No longer in technical use.
American Heritage
Punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary.
Webster's New World
Guilty of such a crime.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Infamous

  • Middle English infamis from Latin īnfāmis in- not in–1 fāma renown, fame bhā-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Anglo-Norman infamous, from Medieval Latin infamosus

    From Wiktionary

Infamous Sentence Examples

  • His adopted son was the infamous Nana Sahib.

  • Inflamed with lust, they made infamous proposals to her, and when repulsed they brought against her a false charge of adultery.

  • There followed the infamous final words, "Sleeping, just sleeping."

  • Infamous magicians, in both myth and history, have had a trickster or clown side to their character.

  • The joke has been around for ages and has grown infamous in the comedy world as it was told extravagantly among insiders.

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