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
Celsus, unable to resist the miracles which Jesus is recorded to have performed, had on several occasions spoken of them slanderously as works of sorcery, to which Origen had severally replied.
From Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)
Davies said, that he had dared to speak slanderously of the holy covenant.
From The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel by West, Jane
It is, moreover, slanderously reported in the ancient chronicles, that Fleet was not blessed with the most beautiful and sweet-tempered wife and daughters in Boston.
From Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
To "give someone a character" is to speak or write about their moral character, either favorably or slanderously.
From Tom Brown at Oxford by Hughes, Thomas
