1. Deliciously Bad
2. Inappropriate clothing attire
3. Both negative and Positive forms of attention at once
1. That was a scandalicious kiss.
2. Her scandalicious dress did not coincide with the formal outfits of all the other women.
3. Everyone stopped and stared at the scandalicious dance moves by the couple.
Pronunciation: 'skan-ti-'li-sh&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: "scantily" (adv.) from scanty English dialect scant scanty supply, from Middle English, from Old Norse skamt, from neuter of skammr short : limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent + "delicious" (adj.) from Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin deliciosus, from Latin deliciae delights, from delicere to allure
1 : a shocking outfit or garment consisting of materials that are less than sufficient in degree or quantity but appeals to one of the bodily senses especially of sight causing the beholder to experience overwhelming levels of pleasure.
- scant·i·li·cious·ly adverb
- scant·i·li·cious·ness noun