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.

Other Words From

• slan·der·ous·ly adverb
• slan·der·ous·ness noun
• non·slan·der·ous adjective
• qua·si-slan·der·ous adjective
• qua·si-slan·der·ous·ly adverb
• un·slan·der·ous adjective
• un·slan·der·ous·ly adverb
• un·slan·der·ous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of slanderous¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

From BBC

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".

From BBC

To many commenters online, Vance’s casual dismissal of the need to authenticate slanderous claims about an ethnic group evoked propaganda campaigns of the past.

From Los Angeles Times

It said that Britain had leveled a series of “groundless and slanderous” accusations of spying and cyberattacks against Beijing.

From New York Times

Chinese authorities in both the U.K. and Hong Kong have decried the charges, saying they were just the latest in a series of “groundless and slanderous” accusations that the British government has leveled against China.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• defamatory
• disparaging
• malicious