a.
Containing defamation; injurious to reputation; calumnious; slanderous; as, defamatory words; defamatory writings.
defamatory
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a.
| Thesaurus: defamatory |
adjective
- Damaging to the reputation: calumnious, detractive, injurious, invidious, scandalous, slanderous. Law libelous. See attack/defend, crimes, law.
| Antonyms: defamatory |
adj
Definition: libelous, slanderous
Antonyms: approving, commending, complimentary, exalting, praising
| WordNet: defamatory |
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
Synonyms: calumniatory, calumnious, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous
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