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Word: Calumnious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 15th century: from Latin calumniosus, from calumnia calumny
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəˈlʌmnɪəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a statement) false and defamatory; slanderous
Short Definition:false and defamatory
Examples:- all of these charges are false and calumnious
- I was disgusted by their calumnious attack on my son's integrity
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