slanderous

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SLA'NDEROUS, adjective 1. That utters defamatory words or tales; as a slanderous tongue. 2. Containing slander or defamation; calumnious; as slanderous words, speeches or reports, false and maliciously uttered. 3. Scandalous; reproachful.
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