Canadian English Meaning of infamous
infamous
Other Canadian English words related to infamous
- notorious
- bad
- criminal
- discreditable
- disgraceful
- Dishonourable
- disreputable
- shameful
- immoral
- opprobrious
- shady
- shoddy
- shy
- base
- blameworthy
- Contemptible
- debauched
- degenerate
- depraved
- despicable
- evil
- inglorious
- iniquitous
- Shifty
- Low
- mean
- nefarious
- twisted
- reprehensible
- rotten
- dodgy
- sinful
- squalid
- unethical
- disrespectful
- unrighteous
- unsavory
- vicious
- vile
- villainous
- wicked
- wrong
- decent
- esteemed
- ethical
- good
- honest
- honourable
- just
- legal
- moral
- noble
- permitted
- prestigious
- Principled
- reputable
- reputable
- respectable
- respected
- righteous
- upright
- approved
- authorized
- Correct
- endorsed
- exemplary
- licensed
- permissible
- proper
- blameless
- Clean
- commendable
- creditable
- decorous
- guiltless
- endorsed
- sanctioned
- seemly
- upstanding
Nearest Words of infamous
Definitions and Meaning of infamous in English
infamous (s)
known widely and usually unfavorably
infamous (a.)
Of very bad report; having a reputation of the worst kind; held in abhorrence; guilty of something that exposes to infamy; base; notoriously vile; detestable; as, an infamous traitor; an infamous perjurer.
Causing or producing infamy; deserving detestation; scandalous to the last degree; as, an infamous act; infamous vices; infamous corruption.
Branded with infamy by conviction of a crime; as, at common law, an infamous person can not be a witness.
Having a bad name as being the place where an odious crime was committed, or as being associated with something detestable; hence, unlucky; perilous; dangerous.
FAQs About the word infamous
infamous
known widely and usually unfavorablyOf very bad report; having a reputation of the worst kind; held in abhorrence; guilty of something that exposes to infamy; b
notorious,bad,criminal,discreditable,disgraceful,Dishonourable,disreputable,shameful,immoral,opprobrious
decent,esteemed,ethical,good,honest,honourable,just,legal,moral,noble
infamizing => defamatory, infamized => defamed, infamize => slander, infamies => infamies, infame => disgraceful,
