SCANDALOUS


Meaning of SCANDALOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ skændələs ]

1.

Scandalous behaviour or activity is considered immoral and shocking.

He spoke of scandalous corruption and incompetence.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

• scan‧dal‧ous‧ly

He asked only that Ingrid stop behaving so scandalously.

ADV : ADV with v

2.

Scandalous stories or remarks are concerned with the immoral and shocking aspects of someone’s behaviour or something that has happened.

Newspaper columns were full of scandalous tales...

ADJ : usu ADJ n

3.

You can describe something as scandalous if it makes you very angry and you think the people responsible for it should be ashamed.

It is absolutely scandalous that a fantastic building like this is just left to rot away.

...a scandalous waste of money.

= disgraceful

ADJ [ disapproval ]

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