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
And does he think I shall slanderously brook such a slanderous indignity—No!
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England by Moncure Daniel Conway
Davies said, that he had dared to speak slanderously of the holy covenant.
From The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel by Jane West
Scan′dalousness; Scan′dalum-magnā′tum, speaking slanderously of high personages, abbrev.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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
