Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Scandalous; ignominious; disgraceful; shameful.
- Containing slander or defamation; calumnious; defamatory: as, slanderous words, speeches, or reports.
- Given to slander; uttering defamatory words or tales.
Wiktionary
- adj. of something said Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Given or disposed to slander; uttering slander.
- adj. Embodying or containing slander; calumnious.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
Examples
“The Vatican denounced what it called a "slanderous campaign" against the Roman Catholic Church over the actions of Pope Pius XII during the Holocaust.”
“Criticize the stands on issues as you like, but to characterize Jeff in slanderous terms is both patently false and an affront to those who choose to read your blog.”
“Means "slanderous" - suggests that the ancient devil defamed people through word and deed”
“COLUMBUS, Ohio - The president of Ohio State University apologized Friday for comparing the problem of coordinating the school's many divisions to the Polish army, an off-the-cuff remark that a Polish-American group called a "slanderous" display of bigotry and ignorance.”
“Millcreek political ad causes sparks, called slanderous by opponent.”
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“WikiLeaks row: Putin labels US embassy cables 'slanderous”
“Last week, Goldstein filed a countersuit, pointing to Stone's "slanderous" comments from the Coachella stage.”
“It's precisely this kind of slanderous campaign that you regularly run against anyone who disagrees with you.”
“I guess when somebody calls your client a prostitute, the "B" word, drug addict, and con-artist, you might want to put a stop to that kind of slanderous commentary.”
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