NOTORIOUSLY Definition & Meaning

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notoriously

[ noh-tawr-ee-uhs-lee, nuh- ]

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adverb

in a way that is generally and usually unfavorably known to the wider public or to a particular group:
Turnout in spring elections is notoriously low.
Gift cards are a great option for that family member who is notoriously hard to shop for.

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Origin of notoriously¹

notorious ( def ) + -ly

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Since 1962, James Bond movies have been controlled by the notoriously protective Broccoli family.

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“We are notoriously poor at estimating risk and communicating relative and absolute risk,” Harvard epidemiologist David Hunter told me in 2013 for my first report on 23andMe.

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But this Ron Howard was an alternate universe version of Ron Howard, who instead of being notoriously nice, is sort of a jerk.

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"Prince did the same thing," he said, "I'm not saying Morgan Wallen is Prince, but we weren't surprised because Prince was notoriously kind of standoffish. It's just how he was."

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The immigration courts are notoriously bottlenecked, with more than 3 million pending cases.

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