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1. : libelous, defamatory. scandalous allegations. 2. : offensive to propriety or morality : shocking. scandalous behavior. scandalously adverb. scandalousness noun. Synonyms. abhorrent. abominable. appalling. awful. disgusting. distasteful. dreadful. evil. foul. fulsome. gross. hideous. horrendous.
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. 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.
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.
The adjective scandalous can refer to something morally offensive, or even illegal, although it's used often simply to mean "shocking". It describes something that has potential to cause a scandal, which comes from the Greek skandalon , "a trap laid for an enemy."
1. Causing scandal; shocking: scandalous behavior. 2. Containing material damaging to reputation; defamatory: a scandalous exposé. scan′dal·ous·ly adv. scan′dal·ous·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
6 days ago · scandalous in American English. (ˈskændələs ) adjective. 1. causing scandal; offensive to a sense of decency or shocking to the moral feelings of the community; shameful. 2. consisting of or spreading slander; libelous; defamatory. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
