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Antonyms for scandalous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : skan-dl-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈskæn dl əs



Definition of scandalous

Origin :
  • late 15c., from French scandaleux, from Medieval Latin scandalosus "scandalous," from Church Latin scandalum (see scandal). Related: Scandalously.
  • adj disreputable
Example sentences :
  • If Galloway thinks to put it all on my back, it's a scandalous shame!
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Marriage is the worst and most scandalous remedy in such cases.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • It was scandalous, never to think of anything but their stomachs!
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • So the Universalists have been behavin' scandalous, have they?
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • "And of the scandalous speeches of professional agitators," said Madame Sella.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • "It's scandalous the doings that's here, sir," she whispered.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • Had no spirit at all, and the Kanakas walked over him scandalous.
  • Extract from : « Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas » by Lloyd Osbourne
  • I protest I'm becoming as scandalous as Mrs. Trumpler herself.
  • Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
  • Our scandalous proceedings often exposed us to the greatest danger.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • That's a scandalous proposal; it's as much as to tell me that I am a liar.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

Synonyms for scandalous

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