Calumnious
41Defamatory — De*fam a*to*ry, a. Containing defamation; injurious to reputation; calumnious; slanderous; as, defamatory words; defamatory writings. [1913 Webster] …
42denigrating — adj. harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign; used of statements. Syn: calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, libellous, libelous, slanderous. [WordNet 1.5] …
43Detract — De*tract , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detracting}.] [L. detractus, p. p. of detrahere to detract; de + trahere to draw: cf. F. d[ e]tracter. See {Trace}.] 1. To take away; to withdraw. [1913 Webster] Detract much from the… …
44Detracted — Detract De*tract , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detracting}.] [L. detractus, p. p. of detrahere to detract; de + trahere to draw: cf. F. d[ e]tracter. See {Trace}.] 1. To take away; to withdraw. [1913 Webster] Detract much… …
45Detracting — Detract De*tract , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detracting}.] [L. detractus, p. p. of detrahere to detract; de + trahere to draw: cf. F. d[ e]tracter. See {Trace}.] 1. To take away; to withdraw. [1913 Webster] Detract much… …
46Detractory — De*tract o*ry, a. Defamatory by denial of desert; derogatory; calumnious. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …
47Slanderous — Slan der*ous, a. 1. Given or disposed to slander; uttering slander. Slanderous tongue. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Embodying or containing slander; calumnious; as, slanderous words, speeches, or reports. [1913 Webster] {Slan der*ous*ly}, adv. {Slan… …
48Slanderously — Slanderous Slan der*ous, a. 1. Given or disposed to slander; uttering slander. Slanderous tongue. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Embodying or containing slander; calumnious; as, slanderous words, speeches, or reports. [1913 Webster] {Slan der*ous*ly},… …
49Slanderousness — Slanderous Slan der*ous, a. 1. Given or disposed to slander; uttering slander. Slanderous tongue. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Embodying or containing slander; calumnious; as, slanderous words, speeches, or reports. [1913 Webster] {Slan der*ous*ly},… …
50calumny — noun (plural nies) Etymology: Middle English calumnye, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French calomnie, from Latin calumnia, from calvi to deceive; perhaps akin to Old English hōlian to slander, Greek kēlein to beguile Date: 15th century …
