slander
noun
slanderously
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a word derived from
slander.
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a word derived from
slanderous.
slanderousadjectiverelating to or being a false, malicious, and defamatory statement or report.
Example Sentences
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The user suggested that Mr. Li had slanderously compared soldiers to wild dogs.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2023
A day or two later I received a request, pitched in an almost slanderously sceptical tone, for more detailed information.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-14 by Sir Owen Seaman
Of course their absence was slanderously connected, but there was no known ground for it.
From The Life of the Fields by Richard Jefferies
To "give someone a character" is to speak or write about their moral character, either favorably or slanderously.
From Tom Brown at Oxford by Thomas Hughes
"And herein I apprehend myself now to suffer wrongfully, being slanderously reported, falsely accused, shamefully and despitefully used, and hated without a cause."
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown
