/ ˈskændələs; NAmE / adjective
1.
scandalous (that ... ) shocking and unacceptable
SYN disgraceful :
a scandalous waste of money
It is scandalous that he has not been punished.
2.
[ only before noun ] containing talk about the shocking or immoral things that people have done or are thought to have done :
scandalous stories
► scan·dal·ous·ly adverb :
scandalously low pay