notoriously

adverb

no·​to·​ri·​ous·​ly nō-ˈtȯr-ē-əs-lē 

nə-

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

After five shootings in less than a week left at least 46 people dead, South Africa is wrestling with how to tackle a spike in gun crime that threatens to undo recent progress in reducing its notoriously high murder rate. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Eco effort Water sufficiency—including water recycling for irrigation in their treatment plant—in a notoriously dry part of the island is a notable part of the resort’s sustainability efforts. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

Under previous leadership, earnings calls were notoriously opaque. — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Some third-country deportees have been sent to notoriously dangerous nations like the Central African Republic and South Sudan. — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1512, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for notoriously

• laboriously
• uproariously
• victoriously
• gloriously