a. 不体面的, 可耻的, 诽谤性的, 爱传播丑闻的

[ adj ]
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
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scandalous behaviorthe wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt
the most shocking book of its time

Scandalous \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.