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slanderous

adj
/ˈslændəɹəs/US

Etymology

From slander + -ous.

  1. derived from σκάνδαλον — “scandal”
  2. derived from scandalum — “stumbling block, temptation”
  3. derived from esclandre
  4. inherited from slaundre
  5. formed as slanderous — “slander + -ous”

Definitions

  1. Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA