slanderous

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)

Korean: 중상적인 (ko) (jungsangjeog-in) Russian: клеветни́ческий (ru) (klevetníčeskij) Scots: ill-speakin Spanish: calumnioso