notoriously

adverb no·to·ri·ous·ly \ nō-ˈtȯr-ē-əs-lē , nə- \

|Updated on: 16 Jul 2018

Definition of notoriously

1 : in a notorious manner

2 : as is notorious : as is very well known

notoriously, they never got along

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The next year, even the notoriously formal British Parliament dropped ties from its male dress code.

— laura newberry, latimes.com, "Citing health study, Lancaster mayor wants to ban workplace necktie requirements for city employees," 12 July 2018
Schnatter, who notoriously featured himself in lots of commercials, had dialed back his public-facing role with the company after the NFL debacle.

— jen kirby, Vox, "Papa John’s founder resigns as chairman after using a racial slur on a call," 12 July 2018
Centre back Reid has struggled with a knee problem and Carroll, notoriously injury prone throughout his career, will require minor ankle surgery after playing and scoring in the friendly against Winterthur on Sunday.

— SI.com, "Andy Carroll & Winston Reid Out for 3 Months After Injury Setbacks on West Ham Pre-Season Tour," 12 July 2018
Players are notoriously cloistered during the World Cup and are especially loath to speak about their fitness secrets, so the contents of their bottles are not known.

— New York Times, "That Spitting Thing at the World Cup? It’s Probably ‘Carb Rinsing’," 11 July 2018
FanGraphs' projections are notoriously unkind to the Royals, but in this case the computer shows the Royals should finish with nearly 10 more victories than their current pace.

— pete grathoff, kansascity, "Royals have slight chance to reach modern-day record for losses, says FanGraphs writer," 10 July 2018
Production on the serious has been notoriously secretive, with HBO even going so far as to film multiple endings to spoiler-proof the show.

— kevin kelleher, Fortune, "'Game of Thrones' Season 8 Has Ended Filming. Now a Winter of Waiting Begins," 9 July 2018
Move fast or miss out on lightning deals Amazon has daily deals every single hour of every day of the year, but the Lighting Deals on Prime Day are notoriously frustrating to score.

— jennifer jolly, USA TODAY, "Amazon Prime Day: insider tips to getting the best deals and avoiding the hype," 9 July 2018
Many Wall Street firms are wary of bitcoin, a digital currency not backed by any government that’s less than a decade old and notoriously volatile.

— alexander osipovich, WSJ, "New York Stock Exchange Executive to Join Winklevoss Bitcoin Firm," 6 July 2018

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