ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Ill-famed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Ill-famed is an adjective meaning Having a bad reputation.

Meaning

Having a bad reputation.

Example Sentences

It seems she was not ordinarily ill-famed, as men use the word. She was maybe sixty years in age, small and trig, with her grey hair folded neatly under her mutch. But the sight of her eyes was not a thing to forget.

Synonyms for ill-famed

Depending on context, synonyms include infamous, nefarious, nithing, disreputable, niddering, nidering.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include infamous, notorious, disreputable, ill-used, damnable, disgraced.

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