What does scandalous mean?
Definitions for scandalous
ˈskæn dl əsscan·dalous
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Princeton's WordNet
disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shocking(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"
Wiktionary
scandalous(Adjective)
wrong, immoral, causing a scandal
scandalous(Adjective)
malicious, defamatory
Webster Dictionary
Scandalous(adj)
giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
Etymology: [Cf. F. scandaleux.]
Scandalous(adj)
disgraceful to reputation; bringing shame or infamy; opprobrious; as, a scandalous crime or vice
Etymology: [Cf. F. scandaleux.]
Scandalous(adj)
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
If, using his knowledge, he played an active role then there's nothing scandalous about it.
What happened in Libya is shocking, scandalous, but we must establish the responsibilities.
In this electronic/Internet age, to the extent that the government seeks to protect the general population from scandalous material, with all due respect, it has completely failed.
He deserves better than that scandalous attack.
The brutality of this worldwide phenomenon becomes all the more grave and scandalous in the church, for it is utterly incompatible with( its) moral authority and ethical credibility, consecrated persons.
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