Scan"dal*ous (?), a. [Cf. F.
scandaleux.] 1. Giving offense to the
conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out
condemnation.
Nothing scandalous or offensive unto
any.
Hooker.
2. Disgraceful to reputation; bringing shame
or infamy; opprobrious; as, a scandalous crime or
vice.
3. Defamatory; libelous; as, a
scandalous story.
Scan"dal*ous (?), a. [Cf. F.
scandaleux.] 1. Giving offense to the
conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out
condemnation.
Nothing scandalous or offensive unto
any.
Hooker.
2. Disgraceful to reputation; bringing shame
or infamy; opprobrious; as, a scandalous crime or
vice.
3. Defamatory; libelous; as, a
scandalous story.