(formal) well known for being bad or evil
SYNNOTORIOUS:
a general who was infamous for his brutality * the most infamous concentration camp * (humorous) the infamous British sandwich
compareFAMOUS
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, infamous is tagged as adjective.
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