ill-famed

ill-famed
Having a bad reputation

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  • ill-famed — adj. having an exceedingly bad reputation. Syn: infamous, notorious. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ill-famed — adjective known widely and usually unfavorably a notorious gangster the tenderloin district was notorious for vice the infamous Benedict Arnold • Syn: ↑infamous, ↑notorious • Similar to: ↑disreputable …   Useful english dictionary

  • ill-famed — /ɪl ˈfeɪmd/ (say il faymd) adjective of bad repute …  

  • ill fame — ill famed, adj. bad reputation, esp. in sexual matters. * * * …   Universalium

  • ill fame — noun the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality • Syn: ↑notoriety • Hypernyms: ↑infamy • Hyponyms: ↑reputation * * * noun Etymology: Middle English …   Useful english dictionary

  • ill-faced — illˈ faced (Spenser ill faste) adjective (poetic) Ugly faced • • • Main Entry: ↑ill * * * ill faced, famed etc.: see ill B …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gary Hall, Sr. — Gary Hall, Sr. (born August 7 1951 in Fayetteville, North Carolina) is an American ophthalmologist who practiced in Phoenix, Arizona who became famous during the late 1960s and the 1970s, as an Olympic swimmer for the United States.Hall first… …   Wikipedia

  • Jan Beneš — Infobox Writer name = Jan Beneš caption = Jan Beneš imagesize = caption = birthdate = birth date|1936|3|21|mf=y birthplace = Prague, Czech Republic deathdate = death date and age|2007|6|1|1936|3|21 deathplace = Obořistě, Czech Republic occupation …   Wikipedia

  • notorious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ill famed, infamous, disreputable, famous; see famous , wicked 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at famous . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [no TOR ee us] infamous, known for something bad. The notorious… …   English dictionary for students

  • notorious — adj 1. infamous, ill famed, disreputable, ignominious, having a bad name, of ill repute, discreditable, dishonorable; scandalous, obloquial, disgraceful, shameful, flagrant, stigmatized. 2. famous, famed, renowned, celebrated, well known, known,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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