different between notory vs notorious

English

Etymology

From Late Latin notorius, variant form of notarius (“notary”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n??t??i/

Adjective

notory (comparative more notory, superlative most notory)

1. (now rare, historical) Pertaining to magical signs or symbols. [from 16th c.]
   • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 260:

     Most clergy […] asserted the futility of the notory art, on the grounds that it was impossible for men to make contact with the spiritual world.

Anagrams

• Royton

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin n?t?rius (“widely or fully known”), from n?tus (“known”), perfect passive participle of n?sc? (“get to know”). First attested 1548. Negative sense appeared in the 17th century.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: n?-tôr??-?s, n?-tôr??-?s IPA^(key): /n??t??i?s/, /no??t??i?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /n???t?????s/
• Rhymes: -???i?s
• Hyphenation: no?to?ri?ous

Adjective

notorious (comparative more notorious, superlative most notorious)

1. Widely known, especially for something negative; infamous.

   Synonyms: ill-famed, infamous

   Antonym: famous

Derived terms

• notoriously
• notoriousness
• unnotorious

Related terms

• notoriety

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