notoriously

adverb

no·​to·​ri·​ous·​ly nō-ˈtȯr-ē-əs-lē How to pronounce notoriously (audio)
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1
: in a notorious manner
2
: as is notorious : as is very well known
notoriously, they never got along

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So the Lombardi Trophy returns to the City of Brotherly Love, where Eagles coach Nick Sirianni jawed with the city’s notoriously surly and demanding fans earlier this season. Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025 After appearing in six Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films as Sam Wilson, aka Falcon, the actor is putting on the notoriously heavy shield of the superhero as the star of February’s Captain America: Brave New World. Essence, 10 Feb. 2025 This year, the city has to deal with notoriously rowdy Eagles fans, who are famous not only for climbing light posts and starting borderline riots when their team wins or loses. Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025 Farce is a notoriously cruel genre, as critic Eric Bentley has noted. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for notoriously 

Word History

First Known Use

1512, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of notoriously was in 1512

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“Notoriously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notoriously. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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