Crossword clues for infamous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Infamous \In"fa*mous\, a. [Pref. in- not + famous: cf. L. infamis. See Infamy.]
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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. Causing or producing infamy; deserving detestation; scandalous to the last degree; as, an infamous act; infamous vices; infamous corruption.
--Macaulay.(Law) Branded with infamy by conviction of a crime; as, at common law, an infamous person can not be a witness.
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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 woods.''
--P. Fletcher.Infamous hills, and sandy perilous wilds.
--Milton.The piny shade More infamous by cursed Lycaon made.
--Dryden.Syn: Detestable; odious; scandalous; disgraceful; base; vile; shameful; ignominious.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"of ill repute," late 14c., from Medieval Latin infamosus, from Latin in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + famosus "celebrated" (see famous). Meaning influenced by Latin infamis "of ill fame" (see infamy). As a legal term, "disqualified from certain rights of citizens in consequence of conviction of certain crimes" (late 14c.). The neutral fameless is recorded from 1590s. Related: Infamously.
Wiktionary
a. 1 having a bad reputation, disreputable; of bad report; notoriously vile; detestable; widely known, especially for something bad 2 causing infamy; disgraceful 3 (context archaic English) in England / Great Britain, a judicial punishment which deprived the infamous person of certain rights; this included a prohibition against holding public office, exercising the franchise, receiving a public pension, serving on a jury, or giving testimony in a court of law.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Infamous may refer to:
- Infamous (film), a 2006 film
- Infamous (Abandon All Ships album), an album by the band Abandon All Ships
- Infamous (Motionless in White album), an album by the band Motionless in White
- Infamous Mobb, a rap group
- The Infamous, a 1995 album by Mobb Deep
- DJ Infamous, a record producer and DJ
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Infamous (series), a series of video games revolving around superhero Cole MacGrath and Delsin Rowe
- Infamous (video game), a 2009 PlayStation 3 video game
- Infamous 2, a 2011 PlayStation 3 video game
- Infamous: Festival of Blood, a 2011 DLC game on PlayStation Network
- Infamous: Second Son, a 2014 PlayStation 4 video game
- Infamous (comics), a comic book released by DC Comics
- Infamous (novel), the seventh book in The It Girl series, released in 2008
- Lord Infamous (born 1975), American rapper
- Infamous (web series), a science-fiction Web series
- Infamous, a Derren Brown stage tour
Infamous is the seventh book in The It Girl series, released in 2008. It was written by a ghostwriter with suggestions from Cecily von Ziegesar. 1 Aimed toward young adults, it is a spin-off from the bestselling Gossip Girl series.
Category:Chick lit novels Category:Novels by Cecily von Ziegesar Category:2008 American novels
Infamous is a 2006 American drama film based on the 1997 book by George Plimpton Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career. It covers the period from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s, during which Truman Capote researched and wrote his bestseller In Cold Blood.
Capote is played by Toby Jones. Sandra Bullock, Daniel Craig, Lee Pace, and Jeff Daniels also have featured roles, with a supporting cast that includes Sigourney Weaver and Hope Davis and a song performance by Gwyneth Paltrow.
According to writer/director Douglas McGrath in his DVD commentary, many of the scenes in Infamous occurred only in McGrath's imagination, most notably a dramatic sexual encounter between Capote and inmate Perry Smith (played by Craig).
Marco Rodriguez-Diaz, better known by his stage name Infamous or DJ Infamous, is an American Grammy Award winning record producer and 3 time world champion DJ from Miami, Florida. Infamous, was a founding member of The-Allies Dj Crew ( DJ Craze, DVLP, A-Trak ) and is perhaps best known for his work with American rapper Lil Wayne. Infamous has produced songs for prominent recording artists such as Drake, Jay-Z, Nelly, Fat Joe, Game, Lupe Fiasco and Travis McCoy, among others. Although his current discography consists predominantly of rappers, Infamous is a multi-instrumentalist, who was once the guitar player and songwriter for rock band Antenna, before meeting Lil Wayne.
Infamous (stylized as inFAMOUS) is an action-adventure video game developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. The game was released in North America on May 26, 2009, in Europe on May 29, 2009, in Australia on June 4, 2009 and in Japan on November 5, 2009. In Infamous, the player controls the protagonist Cole MacGrath, a bike messenger caught in the center of an explosion that devastates several city blocks of the fictional Empire City. The explosion sends the city into chaos while Cole finds himself with new electricity-based super powers. Though the game's story follows Cole using his new abilities to restore some semblance of order to Empire City, the player is given several opportunities to use these powers for good or evil purposes in the game's Karma system. These choices ultimately affect character growth, the reaction of the City's populace towards Cole, and finer elements of gameplay and the story.
Sucker Punch developed Infamous as a change of pace from their earlier Sly Cooper series of stealth-based games, but using a similar comic book-inspired origin story to help the player become more connected with Cole. The game's pacing in the introduction of new super powers and ease of movement about the city by unconventional means were critical factors during development. The desolate urban atmosphere was inspired by comics such as DMZ and Batman: No Man's Land. Amon Tobin was among the artists that helped to compile its soundtrack, which aimed to reflect the environment.
The game was well received by the gaming press. It was praised for many of its elements, including the implementation of Cole's powers and climbing ability, and the game's content and mission structure. Reviewers commented on the repetitive nature of combat and enemies, limitations of the Karma system, and technical aspects in the graphical display. Infamous was compared to and contrasted with Radical Entertainment's Prototype, a video game released the following month which had many elements similar to Infamous, including exploration of an open world-style city by a protagonist with superpowers. The game was offered by Sony as a free download as part of their 'Welcome Back' program, after the 2011 PlayStation Network outage. A sequel, Infamous 2, was released on June 7, 2011. A third game designed specifically for the PlayStation 4, titled Infamous Second Son, was released worldwide on March 21, 2014.
Infamous is a 2011 comic book series based on the video game of the same name published by DC Comics in association with Sucker Punch Productions (the developer of the game). The comic book will follow the adventure of superhero, Cole MacGrath, and takes place in between the events of Infamous and Infamous 2. The comic primarily depicts Cole's escape from Empire City in the first game to New Marais in the second game. The comic features illustrations by Eric Nguyen as well as a cover art by Doug Mahnke with the story written by William Harms. The first issue of the six-part comic series was released in March 2011.
Infamous is the second studio album by American gothic metal band Motionless in White. The album was produced by Jason Suecof and Tim Sköld and was released on November 13, 2012. The album's track-listing was revealed on September 20, 2012. The album leaked on October 8, 2012, more than one month before its planned release, causing a huge discussion among the band's fanbase. Infamous charted at #53 on the Billboard 200, #19 on Top Rock Albums, #9 on Top Independent Albums, and #5 on Top Hard Rock Albums. The album was also the last release from the band to feature long time drummer and co-founder of the band, Angelo Parente. The album has sold 83,000 copies as of September 2014.
Infamous is the second studio album by Canadian electronicore band Abandon All Ships. It was released on July 3, 2012 through Rise Records. On January 18, 2012, the band announced that they were in the process or recording their second studio album, which they initially intended for a late-spring or early-summer release. The album's lead single, "Infamous," features guest rap vocals by Canadian rapper A-Game. A music video for the song was released on May 1, which the band described as "very Toronto." On June 12, "Good Old Friend" was available for streaming. Infamous debuted at number 145 on the Billboard 200, selling more than 3,500 copies within its first week of release, while also reaching number 54 on the Canadian Albums Chart.
Usage examples of "infamous".
Within a minute or two we had gained Tothill-street, crossed it and dived down the lane opposite into the ancient and now infamous Almonry and then made our way through the back-courts into Orchard-street.
Latin peruse the extracts I give from Bishop Kenrick, Debreyne, Burchard, Dens or Liguori, and the most incredulous will learn for themselves that the world, even in the darkest ages of old paganism, has never seen anything so infamous and degrading as auricular confession.
Tired of the talk of these infamous women, I was about to leave them, but my landlady began to ride the high horse, and went so far as to call me a beggar.
She told me of a house in the Marais, where according to her dwelt the pearl of midwives, and began telling me some stories of her exploits, which all went to prove that the woman was an infamous character.
I took it to Betty, who told me she knew nothing about bills, and begged me to say nothing more about that infamous fellow.
Catholic majesty save me from the hands of the infamous alcalde who has arrested me, an honest and a law-abiding man, who came to Spain trusting in his own innocence and the protection of the laws.
I told him plainly that if this infamous action went on I should be forced to believe that it was by his orders, since I had stated in vain that I came to Madrid with an introduction to him from a princess.
It was ten days ago, on the battlefield of Carberry Hill, madam, when the infamous Bothwell had the audacity to make a public challenge in which he defied to single combat whomsoever would dare to maintain that he was not innocent of the murder of the king your husband.
As for Molinari, after which I had seen, I could only set him down as an infamous wretch.
Tibey could easily call the infamous, albeit intelligent and dignified, assassin, El Cociloco, but it was necessary in the crime of cuckoldry to do your own revenging.
On the far side a row of houses blazed into the sky, while on that nearest to them a dense crowd of men and women, denizens of the most infamous quarters, were dancing the Cueca, or national dance, with a wildness absolutely indescribable.
Such was the infamous company in which I found myself, and though I took its measure directly, yet I did not make my escape, nor did I resolve never to go to the house again.
This pamphlet of the prelate reduced the patrons of the infamous midwife to silence, for several young noblemen whose mothers had been attended by her did not relish the idea of their family secrets being brought to light.
Valentine, could not pronounce the name Andrew, and so called him Ender, the name that he made infamous before he was fifteen years old.
You are found on a buoy of the infamous pirate Feverfew, in the Border Sea of the House.