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• The manifold meanings of the English word set are infamous among lexicographers.From the entry manifold
• The fraternity was infamous for its wild parties, which frequently resulted in police involvement.From the entry wild
• His infamous behaviour only redounded back upon him when he was caught.From the entry redound
• Why some people choose to do the infamous "fadeaway" instead of a clean break?From the entry fadeaway
• However, no tall tale or playground rumor has surpassed Herobrine, Minecrafts most infamous urban legend, in popularity.2024 July 24, Jack Peachey, “Minecraft’s Herobrine Creepypasta Explained”, in Game Rant. From the entry playground rumor
• More unsettling was the origin story of the infamous tell-all book Princess in Love.April 5 2022, Tina Brown, “How Princess Diana’s Dance With the Media Impacted William and Harry”, in Vanity Fair. From the entry spill the beans
• Even the successful battle in the last century to overturn the court’s infamous Plessy vs.2021 July 29, Harry Litman, “Column: Mississippi’s abortion brief dynamites standing law and ‘super duper’ precedents”, in The Los Angeles…. From the entry dynamite
• Thailand’s northernmost province is the best place to see the famed (and infamous) Golden Triangle.2017 July 30, Greg Jorgenson, “Thailand’s 77 provinces: 77 great places to go”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2017. From the entry northernmost
• This can give you tons of issues with dry skin, itchiness, and the infamous “beardruff”.2014 November 15, Ian Pickering, “Growing the best beard you can”, in Billings Gazette. From the entry beardruff
• The infamous purple drank made me dizzy and sick, but I loved its aftertaste.2007, Kenny Attaway, Slum Beautiful, page 40. From the entry purple drank
• The infamous woozle effect appeared for reports of attitudes to violence.2006, Donald G. Dutton, “The Social Psychology of the Perpetrator”, in Rethinking Domestic Violence, Vancouver, B.C.: UBC Press, →ISBN…. From the entry Woozle effect
• As in every year, that infamous week was dragging its boorish heels with remarkable infestivity.1989, Robert McLiam Wilson, Ripley Bogle, Arcade, published 1998, →ISBN, page 256. From the entry boorish
• Eighner, in particular, is infamous for his "what publishers and editors did to poor me" whines.1987 April 4, T.R. Witomski, “witomski responds to readers' response to witomski (letter)”, in Gay Community News, page 6. From the entry whine
• The "hold" in the countdown of a rocket firing has a long and infamous history.1973 May 13, Emsley Armfield, “Picture this … a countdown stops”, in Brevard Sentinel: An Edition of the Orlando Sentinel Star, Orlando…. From the entry steely-eyed missile man
• It’s a trademark of the infamous “weeder” classes — and a source of dread for thousands of Cornellians.2024 September 16, Opinion Department, “TIAS | It’s Time to Weed Out Weeder Courses”, in The Cornell Daily Sun. From the entry Cornellian
• The influencer’s infamous retort, “What color is your Bugatti?,” has been popularized as a way of bragging about one’s possessions.2023 February 10, Madeline Will, “5 Ways Teachers Can Confront Students’ Exposure to Andrew Tate and Other Online Extremists”, in…. From the entry what color is your Bugatti
• This bromeliad is one of the infamous carnivorous plants that has developed to capture and digest insects and creepy crawlers.2022 November 29, Sophie Strand, The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN. From the entry purple pitcher plant
• Paulistanos are infamous workaholics; other Brazilians joke about their obsession with meetings and office politics and all the trappings of business.2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 212. From the entry Paulistano
• This is an informal crossing on a small river that separates the two countries in the infamous Golden Triangle.2019 July 4, Michael Sullivan, “In Myanmar, Methamphetamine, Synthetic Drug Production Soars”, in NPR.org. From the entry golden triangle
• Not only has the infamous upgrade gone by the wayside, but cashiers at fast-food restaurants are becoming increasingly uncommon.2018 July 26, Hollis Johnson, “We tried the kiosks that analysts say could help McDonald's win back $2.7 billion in sales. Here's the…. From the entry kiosk
• They're also infamous for being easy to kill.2018, Andrea Afra, The Succulent Manual, unnumbered page. From the entry lithops
• Lambs and Barbz, remain calm, but Mariah Carey is once again talking about her infamous feud with Nicki Minaj.2013 January 9, “Mariah talks about Idol feud”, in Postnoon, page 28. From the entry barb
• Like many other subcultures considered perverse by much of the general public, bronydom has its roots in the infamous website 4chan.org.2013 September 9, Thomas Raethel, “The Mysterious World of Bronies”, in Critic, number 22, University of Otago, page 33. From the entry bronydom
• Their idea was to co-opt the infamous Taliban practice of intimidating government sympathizers with night letters threatening execution.2012 February 1, Luke Mogelson, “The Hard Way Out of Afghanistan”, in The New York Times Magazine. From the entry night letter
• That feverish response and Jackson's infamous negative attitude towards his fans contributed to a performance which was schizophrenic at best.1986 August 9, Christopher Wittke, “Joe Jackson: Friend or 'Phobe?”, in Gay Community News, page 6. From the entry schizophrenic
• The breeze in this case was the infamous north-Chicago williwaw that sometimes blows outward and bleacherward at Wrigley Field.1982, Roger Angell, Late innings, Simon and Schuster, page 196. From the entry williwaw
• His name, infamous now, would have an additional horror, and ever be remembered by posterity in unspeakable loathing, in unsoftening wrath.1906, Zane Grey, The Spirit of the Border. From the entry unsoftening
• Marvel Rivals’ upcoming Strategist, Invisible Woman, could be set to bring back this one infamous strat from Overwatch thanks to her powerful kit.2025 January 7, Michelle Cornelia, “Marvel Rivals players convinced Invisible Woman will enable classic Overwatch strat”, in Dexerto. From the entry strat
• There is no better example of such a phenomenon as the infamous moment when Bob Dylan was proclaimed a ‘judas’ for going electric.2023, Richard Perks, John McGrath, editors, 21st Century Guitar: Evolutions and Augmentations, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 192. From the entry judas
• As an aside, Luddendenfoot once had a famous (or perhaps infamous) clerk - drunkard Branwell Brontë, brother to the famous Brontë sisters and writers.2021 July 28, Paul Bigland, “Calder line captures picturesque Pennines”, in RAIL, number 936, page 66. From the entry sack
• Bryant’s path to becoming a champion, after all, began with a series of infamous misses: his playoff airballs as a rookie against Utah.2021 April 13, Bill Oram, “Remembering Kobe Bryant’s final game: Five years later, five untold stories about the Lakers legend’s 60-point…. From the entry airball
• "I haven't attempted the infamous 'Covid cut.' If we get to September and I still look like a caveman, I'll shave my head."2020 May 28, Alex McClintock, quoting Matthew Casselman, “"I'm saving a bunch": How a bureaucrat making $75,000 changed his spending…. From the entry covid cut
• Colin Montgomerie has been a heckling target of U.S. crowds for years, infamous as he was for having the proverbial rabbit ears.2014 September 28, John Strege, “Colin Montgomerie on Patrick Reed: 'America needed 12 of these guys'”, in GolfDigest. From the entry rabbit ears
• How does a freshman show that became infamous for its legion of hate-watchers return for a second season—and still get people to tune in?2013 July 10, Kevin Fallon, “Why you should watch the second season of ‘The Newsroom’”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 24 Dec…. From the entry hate-watcher
• Certainly, the chatroom in Closer now seems almost as dated as the infamous "pip-pip-pip" payphone calls between adulterous lovers in Harold Pinter's Betrayal.2013 January 21, Matt Trueman, “What can theatre say about the internet?”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News…. From the entry pip-pip-pip
• Also, since the players teed off simultaneously, the infamous "shotgun start," with several foursomes at each tee box, the tournaments ran notoriously slow.2011 October, Mike Nettleton, Shotgun Start, Krill Press, →ISBN. From the entry foursome

Meaning of infamous

1. adjective Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.
2. adjective Causing infamy; disgraceful.
3. adjective Subject to a judicial punishment depriving (the person) of certain rights (e.g. the rights to hold public office, exercise the franchise, receive a public pension, serve on a jury, or give testimony in a court of law).

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How do you use infamous in a sentence?

Infamous is used as an adjective. For example: “He was an infamous traitor.”

What is a short sentence with infamous?

“He was an infamous traitor.”

What does infamous mean?

Infamous means having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.