slanderous

English

Etymology

slander +‎ -ous

Adjective

slanderous (comparative more slanderous, superlative most slanderous)

1. (of something said) Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.

Synonyms

• defamatory
• libelous
• See also Thesaurus:defamatory

Related terms

• slander

Translations

Both untrue and harmful to a reputation

• Dutch: lasterlijk (nl)
• Finnish: herjaava (fi), panetteleva (fi)
• French: diffamatoire (fr)
• German: verleumderisch (de)
• Greek: δυσφημιστικός (el) (dysfimistikós)
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• Korean: 중상적인 (ko) (jungsangjeog-in)
• Portuguese: calunioso m, caluniosa f
• Russian: клеветни́ческий (ru) (klevetníčeskij)
• Scots: ill-speakin
• Spanish: calumnioso