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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Notorious

Hi.
In:
chess players are notorious late risers."

Does 'notorious' mean 'well-known' or 'welll-known for a bad thing'?

Thanks in advance!
  

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In my experience, 'notorious' carries a negative connotation, but not necessarily bad . I think your example is correctly expressed.

— Philip

  • In my experience, 'notorious' carries a negative connotation, but not necessarily bad .
  • I think your example is correctly expressed.
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In my experience, 'notorious' carries a negative connotation, but not necessarily bad. I think your example is correctly expressed.
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So what's that negative connotation?
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It just isn't a good reputation.
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