Definitions for slanderous
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderousadjective

   (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slanderousadjective

   Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Slanderousadjective

   Etymology: from slander.

   1. Uttering reproachful falshoods.

   What king so strong
   Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue? William Shakespeare.

   To me belongs
   The care to shun the blast of sland’rous tongues:
   Let malice, prone the virtuous to defame,
   Thus with vile censure taint my spotless name. Alexander Pope.

   2. Containing reproachful falshoods; calumnious.

   I was never able ’till now to choke the mouth of such detractors, with the certain knowledge of their slanderous untruths. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

   We lay these honours on this man,
   To ease ourselves of divers sland’rous loads. William Shakespeare, Jul. Cæs.

   As by flattery a man opens his bosom to his mortal enemy, so by detraction and a slanderous misreport he shuts the same to his best friends. South.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slanderous

   Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal definition of defamation and related acts as well as the ways they are dealt with can vary greatly between countries and jurisdictions (what exactly they must consist of, whether they constitute crimes or not, to what extent proving the alleged facts is a valid defence).Defamation laws can encompass a variety of acts: Insult against a legal person in general Defamation against a legal person in general Acts against public officials Acts against state institutions (e.g., government, ministries, government agencies, armed forces) Acts against state symbols Acts against the state itself Acts against religions (e.g., blasphemy, discrimination) Acts against the judiciary or legislature (e.g., contempt of court, censure)

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1. slanderous

   Slanderous refers to the act of making false, damaging, or derogatory statements about someone in order to harm their reputation. It involves spreading harmful untruths or lies in speech or other communication methods that can ruin a person's public image or cause significant harm. It's considered a legal offense in many jurisdictions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Slanderousadjective

   given or disposed to slander; uttering slander

2. Slanderousadjective

   embodying or containing slander; calumnious; as, slanderous words, speeches, or reports

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of slanderous in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of slanderous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of slanderous in a Sentence

1. Raphael Chiche:

   Chris Brown has lodged a complaint with the Paris public prosecutor for slanderous accusations, so that an investigation can be conducted, in particular so that light can be shed on the conditions under which this young woman was brought to lodge a complaint against him and, also, check her motivations.

2. Menander:

   Whosoever lends a greedy ear to a slanderous report is either himself of a radically bad disposition or a mere child in sense.

3. Glaser Weil:

   At no point in his tenure was there any mention by his superiors or human resources of any misconduct or an inability to adhere to professional conduct, any slanderous accusations to the contrary will be vigorously defended.

4. Doug Collins:

   Democrats are abandoning their duty to confront foreign interference in our elections in favor of drawing out their slanderous campaign against the president.

5. Ed Markey:

   Voting rights actually is a precondition for every other issue, since the 2017 letter, I have witnessed a violent attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and a non-stop assault on the integrity of the American election system and democracy, based on slanderous lies about voter fraud and stolen elections.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=slanderous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Slanderous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=slanderous
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slanderous
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slanderous