Infamously

adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an infamous manner.
  2. 2
    Famously, known for being.

    "But black holes are infamously invisible, so they have to be observed indirectly."

Synonyms

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abominablyatrociouslyawfullybaselybestiallybrutally

Example

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"Movie financing arrangements are infamously byzantine, but he has set up an account that anyone who has put money into the movie can log on to and check to see the movie's expenses, grosses and their cut."

Etymology

From infamous + -ly.

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