vandalous
vandalous adjective: vandalistic; resembling vandalism.
Adjective
vandalous (comparative more vandalous, superlative most vandalous)
- vandalistic; resembling vandalism
- Even usually thoughtful newspapers such as the Washington Post have cited skateboarding as an irresponsible and vandalous activity to be banned from city streets.2001, Iain Borden, Skateboarding, Space and the City: Architecture and the Body, →ISBN, page 253
- destructive; resembling a vandal
- The word mob [Pöbel] invoked the image of a vandalous rabble and, with it, the specter of the Reign of Terror.2000, Jefferson S. Chase, Inciting Laughter: The Development of "Jewish Humor" in 19th Century German Culture, →ISBN
Synonyms of vandalous
Forms of vandalous
| comparative | more vandalous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most vandalous |
Origin of vandalous
From vandal + -ous. Possibly formed by analogy with scandalous.
Words formed from vandalous
Questions about vandalous
- What does vandalous mean?
- Vandalous means vandalistic; resembling vandalism.
- What part of speech is vandalous?
- Vandalous is an adjective.
Words near vandalous in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: vandalous (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “vandalous.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/vandalous. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.