infamous
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- known widely and usually unfavorably
- "the infamous Benedict Arnold"
Adj
- Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.
- Causing infamy; disgraceful.
- 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).
- Punishable by death or imprisonment.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English enfamouse, in-fames, infamous, from Medieval Latin īnfāmōsus, from Latin īnfāmis; by surface analysis, in- + famous. Displaced native Old English unhlīsful.
Synonyms
ill-famed, notorious
Scrabble Score: 13
infamous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordinfamous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
infamous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
infamous is a valid Words With Friends word