scandalous
[ skan-dl-uhs ]
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.
Origin of scandalous
1Other words from scandalous
- scan·dal·ous·ly, adverb
- scan·dal·ous·ness, noun
- non·scan·dal·ous, adjective
- non·scan·dal·ous·ly, adverb
- su·per·scan·dal·ous, adjective
- su·per·scan·dal·ous·ly, adverb
- un·scan·dal·ous, adjective
- un·scan·dal·ous·ly, adverb
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