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slanderous

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈslændəɹəs/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English slander Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English slanderous From slander + -ous.

  1. Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.

    ““Your lack of basic journalistic ethics in both the manner in which you ‘reported’ this uncredited nonsense, and the slanderous, unnecessary use of my picture without permission demands a response, and I am, of course, pursuing legal action.””