Infamous — Defs

01 a. Of very bad report; having a reputation of the worst kind; held in abhorrence; guilty of something that exposes to infamy; base; notoriousl…

1.
Of very bad report; having a reputation of the worst kind; held in abhorrence; guilty of something that exposes to infamy; base; notoriously vile; detestable; as, an infamous traitor; an infamous perjurer.
“False errant knight, infamous, and forsworn.” — Spenser.
2.
Causing or producing infamy; deserving detestation; scandalous to the last degree; as, an infamous act; infamous vices; infamous corruption.
3.
Branded with infamy by conviction of a crime; as, at common law, an infamous person can not be a witness.(Law)
4.
Having a bad name as being the place where an odious crime was committed, or as being associated with something detestable; hence, unlucky; perilous; dangerous.
“Infamous hills, and sandy perilous wilds.” — Milton.

“The piny shade More infamous by cursed Lycaon made.” — Dryden.