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 Meaning of SLANDEROUS
| Pronunciation: |  | sl'andurus 
 
 |  |  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | [adj]  (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, harmful, libellous, libelous |  |  |  |     |  |  Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | \Slan"der*ous\, a.
1. Given or disposed to slander; uttering slander.
   ``Slanderous tongue.'' --Shak.
2. Embodying or containing slander; calumnious; as,
   slanderous words, speeches, or reports. --
   {Slan"der*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Slan"der*ous*ness}, n.
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