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Thesaurus: defamatory

Containing defamation; injurious to reputation; calumnious; slanderous; as, defamatory words; defamatory writings.

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  1. a. Containing defamation; injurious to reputation; calumnious; slanderous; as, defamatory words; defamatory writings.
  2. adj. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
  3. Containing defamation; injurious to reputation; calumnious; slanderous; as, defamatory words; defamatory writings.
  4. Containing defamation; injurious to reputation; calumnious;slanderous; as, defamatory words; defamatory writings.
  5. j:100 s (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign