"slanderous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slanderous.wav Forms: more slanderous [comparative], most slanderous [superlative]
Etymology: From slander + -ous. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|slander|ous}} slander + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} slanderous (comparative more slanderous, superlative most slanderous)
  1. (of something said) Both untrue and harmful to a reputation. Synonyms: defamatory, libelous Related terms: slander Translations (Both untrue and harmful to a reputation): клеветнически (klevetničeski) (Bulgarian), lasterlijk (Dutch), herjaava (Finnish), panetteleva (Finnish), diffamatoire (French), calumnioso (Galician), verleumderisch (German), δυσφημιστικός (dysfimistikós) (Greek), 중상적인 (jungsangjeogin) (Korean), calunioso (Portuguese), клеветни́ческий (klevetníčeskij) (Russian), ill-speakin (Scots), calumnioso (Spanish), difamador (Spanish)
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      "sense": "Both untrue and harmful to a reputation",
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      "sense": "Both untrue and harmful to a reputation",
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      "sense": "Both untrue and harmful to a reputation",
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      "sense": "Both untrue and harmful to a reputation",
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      "sense": "Both untrue and harmful to a reputation",
      "word": "verleumderisch"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dysfimistikós",
      "sense": "Both untrue and harmful to a reputation",
      "word": "δυσφημιστικός"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "sense": "Both untrue and harmful to a reputation",
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      "sense": "Both untrue and harmful to a reputation",
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      "roman": "klevetníčeskij",
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      "sense": "Both untrue and harmful to a reputation",
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      "sense": "Both untrue and harmful to a reputation",
      "word": "calumnioso"
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