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scan·dal·ous

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–adjective

1.	disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.

2.	defamatory or libelous, as a speech or writing.

3.	attracted to or preoccupied with scandal, as a person: a scandalous, vicious gossip.

[Origin: 1585–95; < ML scandalōsus. See scandal, -ous

]

—Related forms

scan·dal·ous·ly, adverb

scan·dal·ous·ness, noun

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adj.

Causing scandal; shocking: scandalous behavior.
Containing material damaging to reputation; defamatory: a scandalous exposé.

scan'dal·ous·ly adv., scan'dal·ous·ness n.

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scandalously
adverb
in a scandalous manner; "you behaved scandalously when you walked out of that meeting!"

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ˈscandalously adverb

in a disgraceful way

Arabic:	بصورَةٍ فاضِحَه وَشائِنَه
Chinese (Simplified):	诽谤地
Chinese (Traditional):	誹謗地
Czech:	pohoršlivě
Danish:	skandaløst
Dutch:	schandalig
Estonian:	ðokeerivalt
Finnish:	pahennusta herättäen
French:	scandaleusement
German:	skandalös
Greek:	σκανδαλωδώς
Hungarian:	botrányosan
Icelandic:	hneykslanlega
Indonesian:	secara memalukan
Italian:	scandalosamente

Japanese:	不面目に
Korean:	불명예스럽게
Latvian:	skandalozi
Lithuanian:	skandalingai
Norwegian:	skandaløst, vanærende
Polish:	haniebnie
Portuguese (Brazil):	escandalosamente
Portuguese (Portugal):	escandalosamente
Romanian:	scandalos
Russian:	скандально
Slovak:	pohoršujúco
Slovenian:	sramotno
Spanish:	escandalosamente
Swedish:	skandalöst
Turkish:	rezilcesine