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



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