Infamous

in′fa-mus, adj. having a reputation of the worst kind: publicly branded with guilt: notoriously vile: disgraceful.— vs.t. Infame′ , to defame; In′famise , Infam′onise ( Shak. ), to defame, to brand with infamy.— adv. In′famously .— n. In′famy , ill fame or repute: public disgrace: extreme vilene : ( law ) a stigma attaching to the character of a person so as to disqualify him from being a witne . [Fr.,—L. in , not, fama , fame.]