Slanderous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈslændəɹəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Slanderous is an adjective meaning (of something said) Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.
Meaning
(of something said) Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.
Example Sentences
“Your lack of basic journalistic ethics in both the manner in which you ‘reported’ this uncredited nonsense, and the slanderous, unnecessary use of my picture without permission demands a response, and I am, of course, pursuing legal action.”
Synonyms for slanderous
Depending on context, synonyms include defamatory, libelous, harmful, denigratory, calumnious, libellous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, libelous, libellous, denigrative.
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