infamously

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɪnfəməsli/ UK /ˈɪnfəməsli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a way that is well known for being bad or wicked

The road is infamously treacherous in winter ice.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in a way that is well known... notoriouslydisreputablyscandalouslyshamefully ignominiously

Opposites

famously honorably reputably

Word family

Related forms infamous infamy fame famous

Etymology

From infamous + -ly, from Latin infamis ('of ill repute'), from in- ('not') + fama ('fame, report'), from fari ('to speak').

infamis Latin fama Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# infamously

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈɪnfəməsli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɪnfəməsli/

## Meanings
1. in a way that is well known for being bad or wicked

## Examples
- The road is infamously treacherous in winter ice.

## Synonyms
- notoriously
- disreputably
- scandalously
- shamefully
- ignominiously

## Antonyms
- famously
- honorably
- reputably

## Related Forms
- infamous
- infamy
- fame
- famous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: infamis
- Root: fama

## Etymology
From infamous + -ly, from Latin infamis ('of ill repute'), from in- ('not') + fama ('fame, report'), from fari ('to speak').

## AI Etymology
infamously comes from infamous + -ly, from Latin infamis ('of ill repute'), from in- ('not') + fama ('fame, report'), from fari ('to speak'). Morphologically, the ending is part of the etymology: the suffix is attached to the older base named in the history, producing a later English derivative. In present English, the adverb sense is "in a way that is well known for being bad or wicked", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as infamous, infamy, fame, and famous. Its semantic neighborhood includes notoriously, disreputably, scandalously, and shamefully, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin infamis and Latin fama.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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