scandalous
/ˈskændələs/ adjective C1- Of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal; regarded as so immoral or wrong as to be extremely disgraceful; despicable, shameful.
- Of a person: delighted by scandal.
- Of speech or writing: defamatory, malicious.
- Exceeding reasonable limits; outrageous.
- Of information, a statement, etc.: not pertinent to a matter; irrelevant, and bringing the court into disrepute.
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The order he keeps is scandalous, that’s what, and he neglects the young fry and puts all his time on those big scholars he’s getting ready for Queen’s.
Lynde that and she was shocked and said it would be a scandalous thing.
His behaviour to myself has been scandalous; but I verily believe I could forgive him anything and everything, rather than his disappointing the hopes and disgracing the memory of his father.”
Bennet, and which she never failed to contradict as a most scandalous falsehood.
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