Definition of scandalous Scandalous

/skæˈndʌlʌs/ - [skandulus] -

We found 7 definitions of scandalous from 4 different sources.

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What does scandalous mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

scandalous - 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"
  disgraceful, shameful, shocking
  immoral deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • scandalous (a.)
    Giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation.
  • scandalous (a.)
    Disgraceful to reputation; bringing shame or infamy; opprobrious; as, a scandalous crime or vice.
  • scandalous (a.)
    Defamatory; libelous; as, a scandalous story.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • scandalous
    Extraordinary in some bad way.

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