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

Examples of notoriously in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Satrapi drew the chapter on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, the notoriously vicious guardians of the 1979 revolution. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 27 Apr. 2024 The float is smaller than that of most other notoriously volatile stocks. Bernard Condon, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for notoriously 

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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 9 May. 2024.

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