Definition of INFAMOUS

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 word
infamous 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