Scăn'dal-ous, a.

a. [Fr. scandaleux, Sp. escandaloso, It. scandaloso.]

1. Giving offense; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation; extremely offensive to duty or propriety. “Nothing scandalous or offensive to any.” Hooker.
2. Disgraceful to reputation; bringing shame or infamy; opprobrious; as, a scandalous crime or vice.
3. Defamatory; libelous; as, a scandalous story.