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- DictionaryScan·dal·ous/ˈskand(ə)ləs/
adjective
- 1. causing general public outrage by a perceived offense against morality or law: "a series of scandalous liaisons"
The meaning of SCANDALOUS is libelous, defamatory. How to use scandalous in a sentence.
Synonyms for SCANDALOUS: disgusting, ugly, sickening, shocking, horrible, awful, obscene, hideous; Antonyms of SCANDALOUS: innocuous, acceptable, desirable, attractive, delightful, delicious, inoffensive, sweet.
The meaning of SCANDAL is a circumstance or action that offends propriety or established moral conceptions or disgraces those associated with it. How to use scandal in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scandal.
Scandalous describes something that's shocking, and maybe a little embarrassing or even offensive. Your great-grandfather might be a scandalous character in your family history if he was married seven times, each time to younger and younger wives.
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.
1. something that is considered shocking or disgraceful. The price of such food is a scandal. 2. an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful. Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.
adjective. uk / ˈskæn.d ə l.əs / us / ˈskæn.d ə l.əs / Add to word list. making people shocked and upset: scandalous stories. It's scandalous that we do so little to prevent homelessness. Synonyms. disgraceful. outrageous. shameful disapproving. shocking. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality.
adjective. us / ˈskæn.d ə l.əs / uk / ˈskæn.d ə l.əs / Add to word list. making people shocked and upset: scandalous stories. It's scandalous that we do so little to prevent homelessness. Synonyms. disgraceful. outrageous. shameful disapproving. shocking. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality.
Definition of scandalous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · Scandalous stories or remarks are concerned with the immoral and shocking aspects of someone's behaviour or something that has happened. Newspaper columns were full of scandalous tales. A jealous colleague could spread scandalous gossip about you.
