adj
scandalous
SKAN-duh-luhs
adj
1
Shocking or disgraceful enough to cause public outrage.
"The company's scandalous treatment of its workers made headlines."
2
Exceeding what is reasonable or acceptable; outrageous.
"It's scandalous how much they charge for parking here."
How to Use Scandalous
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribes behaviour or a situation shocking enough to cause outrage, or, more loosely, something outrageously unreasonable.
Common pairings
scandalous behaviour
scandalous prices
utterly scandalous
Word Forms
more scandalous comparative, most scandalous superlative
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Etymology
From Old French scandaleux, ultimately from the same Latin/Greek root as "scandal."