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How to pronounce “scandalous”
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Pronunciation guide for scandalous
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of scandalous with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- What If You Could Give a TED Talk? An Inside Look at "My Big Idea," an Original Series from TED 13 minutes, 58 seconds
that might seem too risqué or scandalous for many.
- Definition summary
- Of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal; regarded as so immoral or wrong as to be extremely disgraceful; despicable, shameful.
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How to pronounce scandalous
What If You Could Give a TED Talk? An Inside Look at "My Big Idea," an Original Series from TED 13 minutes, 58 seconds
that might seem too risqué or scandalous for many.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “scandalous”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal; regarded as so immoral or wrong as to be extremely disgraceful; despicable, shameful.
- Of a person: delighted by scandal.
- Of speech or writing: defamatory, malicious.
- (figurative) Exceeding reasonable limits; outrageous.
- (archaic or obsolete) Of a person: guilty of extremely disgraceful conduct or some misconduct; infamous; also, unfit for their office or position due to misconduct, etc.
- (law) Of information, a statement, etc.: not pertinent to a matter; irrelevant, and bringing the court into disrepute.
- (obsolete)
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