Scandalously

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scandalously \Scan"dal*ous*ly\, adv.
     1. In a manner to give offense; shamefully.
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              His discourse at table was scandalously unbecoming
              the dignity of his station.           --Swift.


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     2. With a disposition to impute immorality or wrong.
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              Shun their fault, who, scandalously nice,
              Will needs mistake an author into vice. --Pope.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scandalously
       adv : in a scandalous manner; "you behaved scandalously when you
             walked out of that meeting!"