About The Word Scandalous
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Scandalous
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What's The Definition Of Scandalous?
[adj] 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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Scandalous: disgraceful | immoral | shameful | shocking Related Terms | Find terms related to Scandalous: See Also | Scandalous In Webster's Dictionary \Scan"dal*ous\, a. [Cf. F. scandaleux.]
1. Giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings;
exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation.
Nothing scandalous or offensive unto any. --Hooker.
2. Disgraceful to reputation; bringing shame or infamy;
opprobrious; as, a scandalous crime or vice.
3. Defamatory; libelous; as, a scandalous story.
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