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slanderous

[slan-der-uhs]

adjective

  1. 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.



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Other Word Forms

  • slanderously adverb
  • slanderousness noun
  • nonslanderous adjective
  • quasi-slanderous adjective
  • quasi-slanderously adverb
  • unslanderous adjective
  • unslanderously adverb
  • unslanderousness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of slanderous1

First recorded in 1400–50; slander ( def. ), -ous ( def. )
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“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.”

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“Is there anyone monitoring the UNC Football page for slanderous commentary and subsequently deleting it / blocking users that are harassing BB in the comments?”

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Some of the videos of prominent news anchors making slanderous comments against Chakraborty have now resurfaced, and are being shared extensively on social media.

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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.

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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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