Noted vs Notorious - What's the difference?
noted | notorious |
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* 1948 , , North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States , J. B. Lippincott Company, page 75,
Widely known, especially for something bad; infamous.
* 1920 , "This is the last straw. In your infatuation for this man — a man who is notorious for his excesses, a man your father would not have allowed to so much as mention your name — you have reflected the demi-monde]] rather than the circles in which you have presumably grown up." — by [[w:F. Scott Fitzgerald, F. Scott Fitzgerald
* 1999', ''"The Hempshocks' sheep were '''notoriously the finest for miles around: shaggy-coated and intelligent (for sheep), with curling horns and sharp hooves."'' — Neil Gaiman, ''Stardust , pg. 30 (2001 Perennial edition)
As adjectives the difference between noted and notorious
is that noted is famous; well known because of one's reputation; celebrated while notorious is widely known, especially for something bad; infamous.As a verb noted
is past tense of note.noted
English
Verb
(head)- In 1866 Colonel J. F. Meline noted that the rebozo had almost disappeared in Santa Fe and that hoop skirts, on sale in the stores, were being widely used.
