"aspersive" meaning in All languages combined

See aspersive on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more aspersive [comparative], most aspersive [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv Etymology: From asperse + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|asperse|ive}} asperse + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} aspersive (comparative more aspersive, superlative most aspersive)
  1. Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous. Related terms: aspersively, aspersiveness
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