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adjective
- 1. (of a statement) false and defamatory; slanderous: formal "all of these charges are false and calumnious"
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false and damaging to someone's reputation: Most of the article is just a calumnious personal attack. Fewer examples. The suggestion that he misappropriated funds is calumnious and politically motivated. These vile aspersions against his character proved to be false and calumnious.
(the act of making) a statement about someone that is not true and is intended to damage the reputation of that person: He was subjected to the most vicious calumny, but he never complained and never sued. Synonym. hatchet job informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Damaging reputation. anti-defamation. aspersion. besmirch.
Sep 8, 2012 · noun. cal· um· ny ˈka-ləm-nē. also ˈkal-yəm- plural calumnies. Synonyms of calumny. 1. : a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation. denounced his opponent for his defamatory insinuations and calumny. 2. : the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation.
Calumnious definition: of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.. See examples of CALUMNIOUS used in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. of or using calumny 2. (of a person) given to calumny.... Click for more definitions.
false and damaging to someone's reputation: Most of the article is just a calumnious personal attack. Fewer examples. The suggestion that he misappropriated funds is calumnious and politically motivated. These vile aspersions against his character proved to be false and calumnious.
adjective. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign. synonyms: calumniatory, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous. harmful. causing or capable of causing harm.
Define calumnious. calumnious synonyms, calumnious pronunciation, calumnious translation, English dictionary definition of calumnious. adj. Containing or implying calumny; slanderous or defamatory. ca·lum′ni·ous·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition....
Calumnious definition: Containing or implying calumny; slanderous or defamatory.
Calumny definition: a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something. See examples of CALUMNY used in a sentence.
