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Definition of scandalous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

scandalous

adjective
 
/ˈskændələs/
 
/ˈskændələs/
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  1. shocking and unacceptable synonym disgraceful
    • a scandalous waste of money
    • The decision is nothing short of scandalous.
    • it is scandalous that… It is scandalous that he has not been punished.
  2. [only before noun] containing talk about the very bad or wrong things that people have done or are thought to have done
    • scandalous stories
See scandalous in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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