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Definition of Calumniatory
1. Adjective. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign.
Similar to: Harmful
Derivative terms: Calumny, Calumny, Defame, Denigrate, Denigrate, Libel, Libel, Slander, Slander
Definition of Calumniatory
1. a. Containing calumny; slanderous.
Definition of Calumniatory
1. Adjective. Containing calumny; slanderous. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calumniatory
Literary usage of Calumniatory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Theological and Literary Journal (1860)
"Then they suborned men who said, We have heard him speaking calumniatory words
against Moses and God. And they moved the people, and the elders, ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Spec, ignore, defy;—in reference to persons. disparaging, a. depreciatory,
deprecia- tive, calumnious, calumniatory, detractive, slighting, derogatory, ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"calumniatory, (ka-lum'-ne-a-tar-e) a. False ; slanderous. CAMPHIRE-Tre<, (kam'-f
ir) n. ». A tree which grows in the isle of Borneo, and iu Japan. ..."
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