3. Defamatory; libelous; as, a scandalous story.
SCANDALOUSLY
Scan"dal*ous*ly, adv.
1. In a manner to give offense; shamefully. His discourse at table was scandalously unbecoming the digmity of his station. Swift.
2. With a disposition to impute immorality or wrong. Shun their fault, who, scandalously nice, Will needs mistake an author into vice. Pope.
SCANDALOUSNESS
Scan"dal*ous*ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being scandalous.
SCANDALUM MAGNATUM
Scan"da*lum mag*na"tum`. Etym: [L., scandal of magnates.] (Law)
Defn: A defamatory speech or writing published to the injury of a person of dignity; — usually abbreviated scan. mag.
SCANDENT Scan"dent, a. Etym: [L. scandens, -entis, p.pr. of scandere to climb.]
Defn: Climbing.