Category:Scandalous

Scan"dal*ous, a. Etym: [cf. F. scandaleux.]

1. Giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting Reprobation; calling out condemnation. Nothing scandalous or offensive unto any. Hooker.

2. Disgraceful to reputation; bringing shame or infamy; opprobrious; As, a scandalous crime or vice.

3. Defamatory; libelous; as, a scandalous story.