SCANDALOUS
disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shocking
(adjective) giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; “scandalous behavior”; “the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt”- Thackeray; “the most shocking book of its time”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
scandalous (comparative more scandalous, superlative most scandalous)
wrong, immoral, causing a scandal
malicious, defamatory.
Outrageous; exceeding reasonable limits.
Source: Wiktionary
Scan"dal*ous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. scandaleux.]
1. Giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting
reprobation; calling out condemnation.
Nothing scandalous or offensive unto any. Hooker.
2. Disgraceful to reputation; bringing shame or infamy; opprobrious;
as, a scandalous crime or vice.
3. Defamatory; libelous; as, a scandalous story.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition