Slanderous (Adjective)
Meaning
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The article was full of slanderous claims about the company's business practices that were completely unfounded and untrue.
- She filed a lawsuit against her ex-boyfriend for making slanderous statements about her on social media.
- The politician's campaign was marred by slanderous accusations from his opponents, which he vigorously denied.
- The newspaper apologized for publishing the slanderous remarks about the celebrity, acknowledging that they were based on rumor and speculation.
- The slanderous comments about her rival's character ultimately backfired, hurting the speaker's own reputation instead.