Slanderous
adjective
Contain false statements that damage a person's reputation.
The celebrity sued the magazine for publishing slanderous comments about her.
Often appears as...
- slanderous remarks
- slanderous accusations
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
adjective
Being harmful or damaging to someone's reputation.
The lawyer objected to the slanderous statements made in court about his client.
Often appears as...
- slanderous charges
- slanderous testimony
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
adjective
Contain false statements that damage a person's reputation.
The celebrity sued the magazine for publishing slanderous comments about her.
Often appears as...
- slanderous remarks
- slanderous accusations
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
adjective
Being harmful or damaging to someone's reputation.
The lawyer objected to the slanderous statements made in court about his client.
Often appears as...
- slanderous charges
- slanderous testimony
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3False Statements
Focus on the aspect of untruth in slanderous content.
Spreading slanderous rumors can ruin friendships.
Pro Tip 2/3Reputation Damage
Understand that 'slanderous' implies serious harm to someone's good name.
The article's slanderous nature led to a public apology.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Consequences
Be aware that slanderous statements can lead to legal action.
He faced a lawsuit for his slanderous comments online.
Pro Tip 1/3False Statements
Focus on the aspect of untruth in slanderous content.
Spreading slanderous rumors can ruin friendships.
Pro Tip 2/3Reputation Damage
Understand that 'slanderous' implies serious harm to someone's good name.
The article's slanderous nature led to a public apology.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Consequences
Be aware that slanderous statements can lead to legal action.
He faced a lawsuit for his slanderous comments online.
Pro Tip 1/3False Statements
Focus on the aspect of untruth in slanderous content.
Spreading slanderous rumors can ruin friendships.
Pro Tip 2/3Reputation Damage
Understand that 'slanderous' implies serious harm to someone's good name.
The article's slanderous nature led to a public apology.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Consequences
Be aware that slanderous statements can lead to legal action.
He faced a lawsuit for his slanderous comments online.
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Quote examples
Paul Engle
American Poet
Contrary to slanderous Eastern opinion, much of Iowa is not flat, but rolling hills country with a lot of timber, a handsome and imaginative landscape, crowded with constant small changes of scene and full of little creeks winding with pools where shiners, crappies and catfish hover.
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Joe Scarborough
American Politician
I see it all the time in politics. If a candidate gets caught in a lie, he quickly tries to change the subject by throwing more mud at his opponent. The mud keeps flying until some of the slanderous material sticks.
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Ryan Tannehill
American Athlete
It's slanderous to report things I didn't say, to degrade my reputation, it's sickening to me.
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George Bancroft
American Historian
In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person.
Quote examples
Paul Engle
American Poet
Contrary to slanderous Eastern opinion, much of Iowa is not flat, but rolling hills country with a lot of timber, a handsome and imaginative landscape, crowded with constant small changes of scene and full of little creeks winding with pools where shiners, crappies and catfish hover.
Quote examples
Joe Scarborough
American Politician
I see it all the time in politics. If a candidate gets caught in a lie, he quickly tries to change the subject by throwing more mud at his opponent. The mud keeps flying until some of the slanderous material sticks.
Quote examples
Ryan Tannehill
American Athlete
It's slanderous to report things I didn't say, to degrade my reputation, it's sickening to me.
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George Bancroft
American Historian
In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person.
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