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.