adjective
slanderous
SLAN-duh-ruhs
adjective
1
False and damaging to someone's reputation.
"The newspaper retracted the slanderous claims after a lawsuit was threatened."
How to Use Slanderous
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribes a statement that is both untrue and harmful to a person's good name.
Common pairings
slanderous remarks
slanderous accusation
Word Forms
more slanderous comparative, most slanderous superlative
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Etymology
From slander plus -ous, "full of."