scandalous

[ skan-dl-uh s ]

/ ˈskæn dl əs /

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adjective

disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.

defamatory or libelous, as a speech or writing.

attracted to or preoccupied with scandal, as a person: a scandalous, vicious gossip.

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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Origin of scandalous

From the Medieval Latin word scandalōsus, dating back to 1585–95. See scandal, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM scandalous

scan·dal·ous·ly, adverbscan·dal·ous·ness, nounnon·scan·dal·ous, adjectivenon·scan·dal·ous·ly, adverb

su·per·scan·dal·ous, adjectivesu·per·scan·dal·ous·ly, adverbun·scan·dal·ous, adjectiveun·scan·dal·ous·ly, adverb

Words nearby scandalous

scand., scandal, scandal sheet, scandalize, scandalmonger, scandalous, scandaroon, scandent, scanderbeg, scandia, scandian

Example sentences from the Web for scandalous

So why did the God of the Hebrew people choose such a scandalous setting for becoming human?
Jesus Wasn’t Born Rich. Think About It.|Gene Robinson|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is wild that something that would seem to be so scandalous would just disappear from the press.
Inside the Lifetime Whitney Houston Movie’s Lesbian Lover Storyline|Kevin Fallon|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was a celebrated bohemian, considered a scandalous woman.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Michaud did not come out of the closet in order to avoid some scandalous revelation.
America’s First Post-Gay Governor|David Freedlander|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In London, the group will do walking tours of the variously sexy, scandalous, and literary neighborhoods of Soho and Bloomsbury.
Adventures in Gay History With Oscar Wilde|Tim Teeman|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The very most scandalous crime one could commit at St. Ursula's was to go out of bounds without permission.
Just Patty|Jean Webster
The prince, I knew, was ravenously greedy and tyrannical, and wearied all with his scandalous exactions.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX.|Robert Kerr
That, in the eyes of the converted natives, would have been scandalous.
Rdan The Devil And Other Stories|Louis Becke
An affair of a most scandalous character has taken place in our midst.
Dead Souls|Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
On the publication of gen. orders 349 Worth asked Scott whether the charge of scandalous conduct referred to him.
The War With Mexico, Volume II (of 2)|Justin H. Smith

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