scandalous
Americanadjective
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disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper.
scandalous behavior in public.
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defamatory or libelous, as a speech or writing.
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attracted to or preoccupied with scandal, as a person.
a scandalous, vicious gossip.
Other Word Forms
- nonscandalous adjective
- nonscandalously adverb
- scandalously adverb
- scandalousness noun
- superscandalous adjective
- superscandalously adverb
- unscandalous adjective
- unscandalously adverb
Etymology
Origin of scandalous
From the Medieval Latin word scandalōsus, dating back to 1585–95. See scandal, -ous
Example Sentences
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The attention on her and her family had included scandalous and unfounded accusations, she said.
The subterranean passage was part of Horsley Towers in Leatherhead, a grand mansion once lived in by Lovelace, also the only legitimate child of scandalous 19th Century poet Lord Byron.
From BBC
Teases Echevarria, “tonally the episode is a little bit different and it’s a little more scandalous but certainly contemporary.”
From Los Angeles Times
She must wonder what makes me so tired; she must assume that my off-work hours are exciting or scandalous.
From Literature
"They're trying to divert attention away from the scandalous state of public affairs," Noemi Kiss, a 28-year-old communications manager, told AFP.
From Barron's
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