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Infamous means famous in a bad way. It is related to the word infamy. Humorists have for a couple of centuries jokingly used the word in a positive sense, but the effectiveness of the joke depends on the listener knowing that this is a misuse of the term
Notorious means famous in a bad way, as in Nero was notorious for giving long recitals of his tedious poetry. Occasionally writers deliberately use it in a positive sense to suggest irony or wit, but this is a very feeble and tired device. Nothing admirable should be called notorious.
Hank Bukowski would say this sucks, and this is the point!
("To say I'm a poet puts me in the company of versifiers, neontasters, fools, clods, and skoundrels masquerading as wise men." HANK)
Notorious and infamous both mean “well and unfavorably known,” as in She’s the notorious [infamous] muckraking biographer. They both are always pejorative. Infamy, the state of being infamous and of bad reputation, is also pejorative, but the noun notoriety is currently in some divided usage, with much journalese and other Informal use meaning merely “a state of being widely known, fame,” as in His splendid record as a pitcher has at last earned him notoriety and a chance for an All-Star berth. (British English uses the plural to mean “prominent or well-known people, celebrities.”) Be aware, though, that the noun retains its pejorative associations in most Edited English and other Formal use; context should make clear whether the pejorative is intended or not.
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