Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a scandalous manner; in a manner to give offense; disgracefully; shamefully.
- Censoriously; with a disposition to find fault.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a manner to give offense; shamefully.
- adverb With a disposition to impute immorality or wrong.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
scandalous manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a scandalous manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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Once, years ago, I was taken along to Tanglewood for a concert by the great Zino Francescatti, a name scandalously unknown to me the day before.
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Once, years ago, I was taken along to Tanglewood for a concert by the great Zino Francescatti, a name scandalously unknown to me the day before.
Printing: What Makes You Cry-- Besides the Obama Inauguration? 2009
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Once, years ago, I was taken along to Tanglewood for a concert by the great Zino Francescatti, a name scandalously unknown to me the day before.
Rob Kall: What Makes You Cry... Besides the Obama Inauguration? 2009
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The manageress was a not unkindly, taciturn person, with the hardened remains of beauty of the brunette type; and the other women workers, who of course hated her, associated her name scandalously with one of the metal-work directors in order to explain her position.
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It has also accused him of "scandalously" neglecting the heritage and culture components of his portfolio over the past 10 years.
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It acknowledges that the security fores were "scandalously" exploited in the past - members were poorly paid, lacked motivation and often worked long hours under dangerous conditions.
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Summer Sundae release 'scandalously' cheap tickets
Virtual Festivals 2010
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Terms such as "scandalously" in relation to its practices were used. raised concerns about Irish Nationwide becoming a personal enrichment vehicle for Fingleton, and he and other TDs complained about the way the bill was rushed through the Daill; Irish Nationwide has been lobbying intensely.
Irish Blogs Independent.ie - Analysis RSS Feed 2010
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Terms such as "scandalously" in relation to its practices were used. raised concerns about Irish Nationwide becoming a personal enrichment vehicle for Fingleton, and he and other TDs complained about the way the bill was rushed through the Daill; Irish Nationwide has been lobbying intensely.
Irish Blogs Independent.ie - Analysis RSS Feed 2010
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Summer Sundae release 'scandalously' cheap tickets
Virtual Festivals 2010
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