Scandalously
/ˈskæn.dəl.əs.li/noun
In a way that causes public outrage or shock.
Did you know?Scandal comes through Latin from Greek *skandalon*, originally a snare or stumbling block—something that makes you fall, physically and morally.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skand-
“to jump, climb, or move upward”
Ancient Greek
GRK
σκάνδαλον (skándalon)
“a trap, snare, or stumbling block”
Late Latin
LAT
scandalum
“a cause of offense or stumbling”
Old French
OFR
scandale
“public disgrace or offense”
Middle English
EN
scandalous
“causing offense, disgrace, or moral shock”
Modern English
EN
scandalously
“in a scandalous manner”
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