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Definitions for scandalous
ˈskæn dl əsscan·dalous
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Princeton's WordNet
disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shockingadjective
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"
Wiktionary
scandalousadjective
wrong, immoral, causing a scandal
scandalousadjective
malicious, defamatory
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Scandalousadjective
Etymology: scandaleux, French; from scandal.
Nothing scandalous or offensive unto any, especially unto the church of God: all things in order, and with seemliness. Richard Hooker.
Something savouring
Of tyranny, which will ignoble make you,
Yea, scandalous to the world. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.You know the scandalous meanness of that proceeding, which was used. Alexander Pope.
Webster Dictionary
Scandalousadjective
giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
Scandalousadjective
disgraceful to reputation; bringing shame or infamy; opprobrious; as, a scandalous crime or vice
Scandalousadjective
defamatory; libelous; as, a scandalous story
Etymology: [Cf. F. scandaleux.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scandalous in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scandalous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of scandalous in a Sentence
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
I condemn the statements, the scandalous statements, made by the foreign minister of Sweden, it seems she expects Israel's citizens to bare their throats to those trying to stab them. This will not happen, and we will continue to protect the lives of Israel's citizens.
If, using his knowledge, he played an active role then there's nothing scandalous about it.
It's just scandalous that the government is choosing to not do something effective to support ordinary people but is happy to leave those mega profits for the companies that are inflicting this on us.
Do you think any similarity with this scandalous fabrication is pure coincidence? i don't think so!
When a woman drinks it's as if an animal were drinking, or a child. Alcoholism is scandalous in a woman, and a female alcoholic is rare, a serious matter. It's a slur on the divine in our nature.
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