scandalous
Example Sentences
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Taeko cannot wed before her older sister does; however, her scandalous conduct makes it harder for Yukiko to find a husband.
It arrives on your table like a relic from another life—hand-labeled Tupperware, chipped floral plates, backyard block parties—but somehow manages to feel both nostalgic and slightly scandalous.
From Salon
The moves drew outrage, with an umbrella organisation of the Jewish community groups labelling it "scandalous" and a "moral and civilisational disgrace for Croatia".
From Barron's
Then came the daily announcements and receipts documenting scandalous spending outrages, not all of which lived up to their original billing.
Even the scandalous news that her supposedly grieving mother-in-law seemed to be on the brink of remarriage did not force a peep from the precariously balanced Lady Constance.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
