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Definition of: scandalous
(skan′dəl·əs) adjective
1. Causing, or tending to cause, scandal; being a scandal; opprobrious; disgraceful; shocking to the sense of truth, decency, or propriety.
2. Consisting of evil or malicious reports; tending to injure reputation.
3. Law Libelous; irrelevant. See synonyms under FLAGRANT, INFAMOUS.
—scan′dal·ous·ly adverb
—scan′dal·ous·ness noun
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