defamatory

Speech parts

1. defamatory - Adjective

2. defamatory - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

libelous slanderous calumniatory calumnious libellous denigratory denigrative denigrating offensive libel vicious malicious abusive pejorative derogatory
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Antonyms

good BIG favorable beneficial harmless approving
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Related terms

defamation

Phrases with the word

less defamatory

Examples

According to Premium Times, Osinbajo in a letter through his lawyers, Taiwo Osipitan, on Wednesday, July 8, petitioned the IGP to investigate allegations, adding that the claims were not true and defamatory. Source: Internet

A possible factor was Parsons's threat that The American Weekly would run a defamatory story on the grandfather of major RKO stockholder Nelson Rockefeller. Source: Internet

Fermino then claims that Kasowitz made “false and defamatory statements” about him to others in the legal community before terminating him unilaterally… without the proper vote of the firm’s Executive Committee. Source: Internet

'File a case on me also': Kangana Ranaut lashes out at Bollywood civil suit against 'defamatory' reportingIn a series of tweets, Kangana Ranaut slammed Bollywood bigwigs for the civil suit they filed against 'defamatory' reporting. Source: Internet

Ads may not contain disparaging or defamatory information or content which tends to harm the reputation of TripSavvy or any other individual, group, or organization. Source: Internet

He also wants the FDD leader to put it in writing that she will desist from making the defamatory statements or any similar statements going forward. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

defamation of character defamatorily defamatoriness defame defamer defamiliarisation