scandalous

[ skan-dl-uh s ]

/ ˈskæn dl əs /

disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.

defamatory or libelous, as a speech or writing.

attracted to or preoccupied with scandal, as a person: a scandalous, vicious gossip.

Origin of scandalous

From the Medieval Latin word scandalōsus, dating back to 1585–95. See scandal, -ous

scan·dal·ous·ly, adverb scan·dal·ous·ness, noun non·scan·dal·ous, adjective non·scan·dal·ous·ly, adverb

su·per·scan·dal·ous, adjective su·per·scan·dal·ous·ly, adverb un·scan·dal·ous, adjective un·scan·dal·ous·ly, adverb

So why did the God of the Hebrew people choose such a scandalous setting for becoming human?

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It is wild that something that would seem to be so scandalous would just disappear from the press.

Inside the Lifetime Whitney Houston Movie’s Lesbian Lover Storyline |Kevin Fallon |December 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She was a celebrated bohemian, considered a scandalous woman.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Michaud did not come out of the closet in order to avoid some scandalous revelation.

America’s First Post-Gay Governor |David Freedlander |October 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

In London, the group will do walking tours of the variously sexy, scandalous, and literary neighborhoods of Soho and Bloomsbury.

Adventures in Gay History With Oscar Wilde |Tim Teeman |June 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The very most scandalous crime one could commit at St. Ursula's was to go out of bounds without permission.

Just Patty |Jean Webster
The prince, I knew, was ravenously greedy and tyrannical, and wearied all with his scandalous exactions.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX. |Robert Kerr
That, in the eyes of the converted natives, would have been scandalous.

Rdan The Devil And Other Stories |Louis Becke
An affair of a most scandalous character has taken place in our midst.

Dead Souls |Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
On the publication of gen. orders 349 Worth asked Scott whether the charge of scandalous conduct referred to him.

The War With Mexico, Volume II (of 2) |Justin H. Smith