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slanderous

[ slan-der-uhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

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

His descriptions of Sen. Marco Rubio range from laughable to slanderous.

Surely there are enough objectionable facts about the dead man available to make spreading slanderous theories unnecessary.

Today, Dan Quayle defended his son against “ugly” and “slanderous” charges of writing for a scandalous website.

“I would rather die than sleep another night beneath your slanderous roof,” he cried at the foot of the stairs.

She had had a bitter experience of what Mrs. Grundy could say, and felt a wholesome dread of that slanderous individual.

The ‘inventions’ and most slanderous statements regarding most of us are, however, outrageously false and wicked.

How dare you come into the presence of a Princess inventing such slanderous monstrosities against your superior.

You will be told, no doubt, that this is a slanderous statement, so let me give you a little evidence.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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