notoriously

adverb

no·​to·​ri·​ous·​ly nō-ˈtȯr-ē-əs-lē 

nə-

1

: in a notorious manner

2

: as is notorious : as is very well known

notoriously, they never got along

Examples of notoriously in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Chip stocks, particularly those that specialize in memory, are notoriously cyclical, with regular booms and busts based on rising and falling demand. — Ryan Vlastelica, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Because the whiskey selection is ever changing, the menu is notoriously out-of-date. — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

But those same features make the mechanism behind olfactory navigation notoriously difficult to test. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026

Voter turnout in the United States is notoriously low compared with other democracies. — Susan Ostermann, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1512, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for notoriously

• laboriously
• uproariously
• victoriously
• gloriously