Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a scandalous manner; shockingly or outrageously: Describes an action done in a way that causes public outrage, offense, or moral shock due to perceived improper, immoral, or disgraceful behavior.

Usage and Examples

• General Usage: Used to modify a verb, describing how an action was performed.
  • The funds were scandalously mismanaged. (The funds were managed in a shockingly improper way.)
  • He was scandalously underpaid for his work. (He was paid in an outrageously low amount.)
• Direct Example from Reference:
  • You behaved scandalously when you walked out of that meeting! (Your action of walking out was shocking and disgraceful.)

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• Emphatic Use: Often used for strong emphasis, not just for literal scandals, but to express that something is extremely and unacceptably bad.
  • The prices in that restaurant are scandalously high. (The prices are outrageously and unjustifiably high.)
• Moral Judgment: Implies a strong negative moral or ethical judgment from the speaker or society.

Variants and Related Words

• Scandalous (adjective): Causing public outrage or shock; disgraceful.
  • a scandalous waste of public money
• Scandal (noun): An action or event causing public outrage or shock.
  • The corruption case became a major scandal.

Synonyms

• Outrageously: In a way that is shockingly bad or excessive.
• Shamefully: In a way that deserves or causes shame; disgracefully.
• Disgracefully: In a way that brings disgrace or shame.

Antonyms

• Properly: In a correct or acceptable manner.
• Respectably: In a way that is socially acceptable or proper.
• Honorably: In a way that brings or deserves honor.

Idiomatic Expressions and Phrases

• To live scandalously: To live in a way that flouts social conventions and causes gossip or outrage.
  • The aristocrat was known to live scandalously.
• Scandalously rich: Extremely and often conspicuously wealthy (can carry a tone of criticism or envy).
  • The scandalously rich heir bought another yacht.

Adverb

1. in a scandalous manner
   • you behaved scandalously when you walked out of that meeting!