Notorious
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

BAD
Nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar"

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FOUL
An act that violates the rules of a sport

OPEN
Information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"

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CANDY
A rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

NOTED
Worthy of notice or attention; "a noted increase in the crime rate"

KNOWN
Apprehended with certainty; "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal"

FLAKY
Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"

OVERT
Open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"

SHADY
Filled with shade; "the shady side of the street"; "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"; "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"; "cool umbrageous woodlands"

FAMED
Widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

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BELLED

NAMING
The act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

PATENT
A document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention

WANTED
Characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"

PUBLIC
Not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures"

WICKED
Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"

SHAMED
Suffering shame

FAMOUS
Widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

ARRANT
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

CRYING
The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"

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VERYBAD

BLATANT
Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"

HATEFUL
Evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly

NOTABLE
A celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"

POPULAR
(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)

SPLASHY
Characterized by water flying about haphazardly

GLARING
Shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun"

OBVIOUS
Easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors"

LEADING
Going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"

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SPLASHED
(of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses; "with clothes wet by splashed water"

FAMILIAL
Occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"

PAGEONER

RENOWNED
Widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

KNOWNFOR

SHAMEFUL
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"

INFAMOUS
Known widely and usually unfavorably; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"; "the infamous Benedict Arnold";

ILLFAMED

FLAGRANT
Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"

FAVORITE
A special loved one

SUPERIOR
Of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

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OBNOXIOUS
Causing disapproval or protest; "a vulgar and objectionable person"

EGREGIOUS
Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"

ATROCIOUS
Exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

WELLKNOWN

ATTENTIVE
(often followed by `to') giving care or attention; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor"

IMPORTANT
Having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner"

PROMINENT
Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"

FLAUNTING

PROMOTIVE
Tending to further or encourage

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SCANDALOUS
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time"

HANGINGOUT

PROVERBIAL
Of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb; "he kicked the proverbial bucket"; "the proverbial grasshopper"

UNDISPUTED
Generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute; "the undisputed fact"

SHAMEFACED
Showing a sense of shame

DISGUSTING
Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"

OUTRAGEOUS
Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

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DISHONOURED

OPPROBRIOUS
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"

CONSPICUOUS
Obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"

TRADITIONAL
Consisting of or derived from tradition; "traditional history"; "traditional morality"

INNUMERABLE
Too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands"

OPINIONATED
Obstinate in your opinions

INFLUENTIAL
Having or exercising influence or power; "an influential newspaper"; "influential leadership for peace"

STRIKINGOUT

WIDELYKNOWN

TALKEDABOUT

STICKINGOUT
Extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck"

SCOUNDRELLY
Lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew"

REGRETTABLE
Deserving regret; "regrettable remarks"; "it's regrettable that she didn't go to college"; "it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church"

OUTSTANDING
Of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"

IGNOMINIOUS
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"

IGNOMINIOUS
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"

DISGRACEFUL
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"

COMMONPLACE
A trite or obvious remark

BRAZENFACED

BLAMEWORTHY
Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"

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STARKSTARING

EMBARRASSING
Causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation; "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word"

CONTEMPTIBLE
Deserving of contempt or scorn

BLACKGUARDLY
Lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew"

DISHONORABLE
Lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed"

OPINIONATIVE
Obstinate in your opinions

QUESTIONABLE
Able to be refuted

DISREPUTABLE
Lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance

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DISHONOURABLE
Lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed"

DISCREDITABLE
Tending to bring discredit or disrepute; blameworthy; "his marks were not at all discreditable"

COMMONLYKNOWN

UNRESPECTABLE
Unworthy of respect

UNEMBARRASSED
Not embarrassed; "a tinseled charm and unabashed sentimentality"- Jerome Stone; "an unembarrassed greeting as if nothing untoward had happened"

REPREHENSIBLE
Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"

PLATITUDINOUS
Dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality; "bromidic sermons"

MUCHACCLAIMED

DISTINGUISHED
Used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"

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WELLUNDERSTOOD

WELLRECOGNIZED

UNPRAISEWORTHY

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INTHEFOREGROUND

EXHIBITIONISTIC
Compulsively attracting attention to yourself especially by public exposure or exaggerated behavior

BENEATHCONTEMPT

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ATTENTIONGETTING