SCAN'DALOUS, adjective 1. Giving offense. Nothing scandalous or offensive to any. 2. Opprobrious; disgraceful to reputation; that brings shame or infamy; as a scandalous crime or vice. How perverted must be the mind that considers seduction or dueling less scandalous than larceny! 3. Defamatory.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI