used of statements Harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign.

synonyms: calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous.

Roget 934: detracting etc. v.; defamatory, detractory^†, derogatory, deprecatory; catty; disparaging, libelous; scurrile, scurrilous; abusive; foul-spoken, foul-tongued, foul-mouthed; slanderous; calumnious, calumniatory^†; sarcastic, sardonic; sarcastic, satirical, cynical.    critical etc. 932.    ... show more

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