Meaning & use
Infamously
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In a way that is well known for being bad, shocking, or scandalous.
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The senator infamously walked out of the debate halfway through.
The ship infamously sank on its very first voyage.
A note on using this word
Related to 'infamous', from Latin 'infamis', meaning of ill repute; used to flag an event or action as widely and negatively remembered.
Words with a similar meaning
notoriouslyshamefully
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Words with an opposite meaning
admirablyhonorably
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