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scandalous definition

scan·dal·ous (skan′də ləs)

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

Etymology: Fr scandaleux < ML scandalosus

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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