calumnious
Americanadjective
adjective
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of or using calumny
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(of a person) given to calumny
Other Word Forms
- calumniously adverb
- noncalumnious adjective
- uncalumnious adjective
- uncalumniously adverb
Etymology
Origin of calumnious
1480–90; < Latin calumniōsus full of tricks or artifices, equivalent to calumni ( a ) calumny + -ōsus -ous
Vocabulary lists containing calumnious
Novel Study: Hamlet, Acts 1–2
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"Paradise Lost" by John Milton, Book V
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Example Sentences
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Garland wasn’t such an easy target: He helped to prosecute the Oklahoma City bombing attackers and the Unabomber, so calumnious condemnations of his work as a lawyer wouldn’t fly.
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2016
"I decided not to waive this fundamental right to restore my honor, dignity and integrity following the calumnious accusations I suffered," Temarii wrote in a letter released by the OFC.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2010
Earlier this spring, the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, dismissed news reports questioning the pope’s role handling abuse as archbishop of Munich in 1980 and as prefect for the Vatican’s doctrinal office as a calumnious “attack.”
From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2010
From rollicking laughter and sounds of "Have you heard this one?" the attention of the party was directed to serious, biting and calumnious speeches.
From Time Magazine Archive
And even his enemies maintained and justified their hatred only by inventing calumnious falsehoods about him.
From The Philosophy of Spinoza by Ratner, Joseph
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