scandalous

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation“scandalous behavior”“the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt — Thackeray”“the most shocking book of its time”Synonyms: disgraceful shameful shocking

Scandalous \Scan"dal*ous\, a. [Cf. F. scandaleux.]

1.Giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation. [1913 Webster]

Nothing scandalous or offensive unto any.— Hooker.[1913 Webster]

2.Disgraceful to reputation; bringing shame or infamy; opprobrious; as, a scandalous crime or vice. [1913 Webster]

3.Defamatory; libelous; as, a scandalous story. [1913 Webster]