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SLANDEROUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

Synonyms:

calumniatory; calumnious; defamatory; denigrating; denigrative; denigratory; libellous; libelous; slanderous

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Adjectives

Similar:

harmful (causing or capable of causing harm)

Derivation:

slander (an abusive attack on a person's character or good name)

slander (words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another)

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