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defamatory

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

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defamation calumnious containing injurious reputation slanderous words writings discredit harmful malign statements tending untrue

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defamations defame defamed defamer defamers defames defaming defamingly defamous

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