About The Word Defamatory

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Defamatory to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Defamatory definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Defamatory

Defamatory Meaning & Definition
Defamatory Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Defamatory?

[adj] (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

Synonyms | Synonyms for Defamatory: calumniatory | calumnious | denigrating | denigrative | denigratory | harmful | libellous | libelous | slanderous

Related Terms | Find terms related to Defamatory: abusive | backbiting | back-biting | belittling | bitchy | calumniatory | calumnious | catty | censorious | contemptuous | contumelious | deprecatory | depreciative | depreciatory | derisive | derisory | derogative | derogatory | detracting | detractory | disparaging | libelous | maligning | minimizing | pejorative | ridiculing | scandalous | scurrile | scurrilous | slanderous | slighting | vilifying

See Also |

Defamatory In Webster's Dictionary

\De*fam"a*to*ry\, a. Containing defamation; injurious to reputation; calumnious; slanderous; as, defamatory words; defamatory writings.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Esplanade ‐ a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking…
  • Yellow cypress ‐ tall evergreen of North American Pacific coast often cultivated…
  • Autogenic therapy ‐ training patients in self-induced…
  • Indirect fire ‐ fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point…
  • Unwished-for ‐ not welcome; "unwelcome…
  • Jakobson ‐ United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description…
  • Impacted tooth ‐ a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that…
  • Genus salamandra ‐ type genus of the…
  • Accipiter ‐ type genus of the family…
  • Field ‐ a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are outstanding…