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 ]