infame

infamous

adjective een-FAH-meh Rare

Also means

vile

Usage Note

Infame is the same form for both masculine and feminine — only the plural adds -s: infames. It can describe both a person ('despicable, notorious') and an action or place ('vile, shameful'). In informal registers it sometimes softens to mean simply 'terrible/awful' (un calor infame — 'awful heat'). The related noun is infamia ('infamy, disgrace').

Examples

"Fue un acto infame sin justificación."

Natural Translation

It was a vile act without justification.

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