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Common misspellings for scandalous

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Definitions of scandalous

Disgraceful to reputation; bringing shame or infamy; opprobrious; as, a scandalous crime or vice.
Scandalously.
Tending to harm the good name or reputation of someone; disgraceful.
Giving scandal or offence: calling forth condemnation: openly vile: defamatory.
Shameful; disgraceful to reputation; openly vile or infamous.
Giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation.
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; " scandalous behavior"; " the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; " the most shocking book of its time"
Scandalousness.
Shameful; disgraceful; defamatory.
Giving offence; shameful; defamatory.
Causing scandal; disgraceful; injurious to reputation.
Defamatory; libelous; as, a scandalous story.

Antonyms for scandalous

dear, palatable, winning, sound, hagiographic, unobjectionable, desirable, meritorious, pleasing, wholesome, dulcet, likable, agreeable, gratifying, heavenly, savory, laudatory, attractive, complimentary, factual, eulogistic, felicitous, congenial, adulatory, healthful, lovable, salutary, innocuous, satisfying, enjoyable, favorable, nice, inoffensive, endearing, lovesome, praiseworthy, right, accurate, darling, moral, correct, pleasurable, precious, blessed, adorable, unexceptionable, restorative, true, Commendatory, acceptable, laudable, errorless, Delightsome, applaudable, delightful, delectable, healthy, valid, commendable, sweet, creditable, admirable, alluring, pleasant, welcome, disarming, delicious, luscious, salubrious, appealing, estimable, winsome, inviting, dreamy, appreciative.

Quotes of scandalous

The writer of originality, unless dead, is always shocking, scandalous novelty disturbs and repels. – Simone de Beauvoir
Me, I'd prefer to have a good reputation rather than getting press for being scandalous getting drunk in public, staying out late and so on. – Sophia Bush
When a woman drinks it's as if an animal were drinking, or a child. Alcoholism is scandalous in a woman, and a female alcoholic is rare, a serious matter. It's a slur on the divine in our nature. – Marguerite Duras
People equate sexy with promiscuous. They think that because I'm shaped this way, I must be scandalous like running around and bringing men into my hotel room. But it's just the opposite. – Jennifer Lopez

Usage examples for scandalous

“ The very most scandalous crime one could commit at St. Ursula's was to go out of bounds without permission. ” – Just Patty by Jean Webster
“ Then he slowly took up a letter from the cushion, and said in a low, clear voice: " A fortnight ago I found, on entering the pulpit, a letter addressed to me in an unknown hand; I took it out and read it afterwards; it was anonymous, and its contents were scandalous ” – The Upton Letters by Arthur Christopher Benson
“ Your uncle allers 'ad 'is dinner at one o'clock, sharp, and 'e wouldn't like it to 'ave such scandalous goin's on in 'is own 'ouse. ” – At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern by Myrtle Reed
“ And our two were married; they had bound themselves together under a penalty of scandalous disgrace, to take the life- long consequences of their passionate association. ” – Marriage by H. G. Wells
“ It must be remembered that all the great figures in the history of Rome who had many enemies, like Sylla, Caesar, Antony, and Augustus himself, were accused of having scandalous habits. ” – The Women of the Caesars by Guglielmo Ferrero
“ I don't wish the scandalous secrets of the John Grier spread abroad. ” – Dear Enemy by Jean Webster
“ He had forgiven his enemy, the scandalous clergyman who had lived down a scandal and a tragedy; it was Sir Wilton who had helped him to live them down. ” – Peccavi by E. W. Hornung
“ Agrippina insisted that he give up this scandalous relationship; but in vain. ” – The Women of the Caesars by Guglielmo Ferrero
“ I daresay there's some scandalous native intrigue at the bottom of it. ” – The Bronze Bell by Louis Joseph Vance
“ This is scandalous talk. ” – The Desire of the Moth; and The Come On by Eugene Manlove Rhodes
“ Even in the latter ease it was a scandalous thing that he should marry again without informing Corona of the circumstances of his past life, and Donna Tullia felt an inner conviction that he had told the Duchessa nothing of the matter. ” – Saracinesca by F. Marion Crawford
“ His private life, too, was scandalous and extortions were a sad feature of its close. ” – A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times Volume I. of VI. by Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
“ You'd been cut and beat up scandalous ” – The Prodigal Judge by Vaughan Kester
“ If to say or do anything scandalous is the first sin forbidden by charity, not to stop, when you can, him who speaks or acts badly ought to be considered the second. ” – Fraternal Charity by Rev. Father Valuy
“ But I must say he did act something scandalous that night. ” – The Rosie World by Parker Fillmore
“ His trial was one of the most scandalous incidents in the history of British rule in Ireland, during the nineteenth century. ” – The New Irish Constitution by J. H. Morgan
“ " Are you sure of your own knowledge," Andrew asked, " that he is really a person of good repute and against whom there have been no scandalous reports?" ” – Jeanne of the Marshes by E. Phillips Oppenheim
“ She felt how much better it had been had Frank come quietly home and married her, instead of doing the wild, scandalous thing that was making so many heart- burnings. ” – The Translation of a Savage, Complete by Gilbert Parker Last Updated: March 12, 2009
“ But no one had the slightest suspicion who the authors of the scandalous act could be. ” – Iermola by Joseph Ignatius Kraszewksi