infamous
adj.adj. well-known for something bad. You use this to describe a person or place that has a very poor reputation.
adj. well-known for some bad quality or deed; having an extremely bad reputation.
The city is infamous for its terrible traffic.
The infamous pirate was known for his cruelty and his refusal to show mercy to captured crews.
The prison became infamous for its harsh conditions and the frequent escapes attempted by its most desperate inmates during the mid-twentieth century.
From Middle English enfamouse, in-fames, infamous, from Medieval Latin īnfāmōsus, from Latin īnfāmis; by surface analysis, in- + famous. Displaced native Old English unhlīsful.
Typically used as an attributive adjective before a noun or as a predicative adjective following a linking verb.
He is very infamous for his charity work.He is very famous for his charity work.Infamous does not mean 'very famous'; it specifically means famous for something negative or wicked.