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slanderous
[slan-der-uhs]
adjective
relating to or being a false, malicious, and defamatory statement or report.
He props up his faltering campaign by making slanderous accusations against his many detractors.
Other Word Forms
- slanderously adverb
- slanderousness noun
- nonslanderous adjective
- quasi-slanderous adjective
- quasi-slanderously adverb
- unslanderous adjective
- unslanderously adverb
- unslanderousness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of slanderous1
Example Sentences
“These slanderous statements reflect biases that influenced the NFL’s decision-making process, causing emotional distress and trauma to the Plaintiff as a fan and consumer.”
“Is there anyone monitoring the UNC Football page for slanderous commentary and subsequently deleting it / blocking users that are harassing BB in the comments?”
Some of the videos of prominent news anchors making slanderous comments against Chakraborty have now resurfaced, and are being shared extensively on social media.
Brahim Chnina's daughter has already been convicted of making false and slanderous accusations, while five other teenagers have been found guilty of taking part in a group preparing aggravated violence.
One Moldovan news website said the election campaign had been marred by Russia's "most slanderous, most violent and disruptive destabilisation campaign since the country's independence".
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