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scandaloso

scandalous

adjective skan-dah-LOH-zoh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Values

Origin: From Latin scandalosus, from Greek skandalon (stumbling block).

Also means

outrageous

Usage Note

Scandaloso describes behaviour, situations, or prices that provoke moral outrage or public shock. It has four forms: scandaloso, scandalosa, scandalosi, scandalose. In informal speech, Italians often use it hyperbolically — prezzi scandalosi (outrageous prices) — without implying a genuine ethical scandal. Compare the noun scandalo (scandal).

Examples

"Ha fatto una proposta scandalosa."

Natural Translation

He made a scandalous proposal.

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