Scandalous vs Galling - What's the difference?
scandalous | galling | Related terms |
wrong, immoral, causing a scandal
* 1884, Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
malicious, defamatory
* 1592, Thomas Kyd, The Spanish Tragedie
* 1887, Marie Corelli, Thelma
*{{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=June 26
, author=Genevieve Koski
, title=Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe
, work=The Onion AV Club
vexing, humiliating
* 2014 , Daniel Taylor, "
Scandalous is a related term of galling.
As adjectives the difference between scandalous and galling
is that scandalous is wrong, immoral, causing a scandal while galling is vexing, humiliating.As a verb galling is
.scandalous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The thing made a big stir in the town, too, and a good many come out flatfooted and said it was scandalous to separate the mother and the children that way.
- These be the scandalous reports of such / As loves not me, and hate my lord too much.
- I always disregard gossip--it is generally scandalous , and seldom true.
citation, page= , passage=The closest Believe gets to scandalous is on the deluxe-edition bonus track “Maria,” a response song to the woman who accused Bieber of fathering her child in 2011.}}
Derived terms
* scandalously * scandalousnessgalling
English
Adjective
(en adjective)World Cup 2014: Uruguay sink England as Suárez makes his mark," guardian.co.uk , 20 June:
- Uruguay were quick to the ball, strong in the tackle and seemed intent' on showing they were a better team than had been apparent in their defeat to Costa Rica. Yet the most ' galling part for England is that they helped them on their way.