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Antonyms for defamatory

Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-fam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i

Definition of defamatory

Origin :
  • 1590s, from Middle French diffamatoire, Medieval Latin diffamatorius "tending to defame," from diffamat-, past participle stem of diffamare (see defame).
  • adj libelous, slanderous
Example sentences :
  • And he threatened to have me arrested for defamatory language.
  • Extract from : « Our Square and the People in It » by Samuel Hopkins Adams
  • There is another point connected with this employment of defamatory epithets.
  • Extract from : « Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh » by Lin-Le
  • All sorts of defamatory reports were spread abroad about them.
  • Extract from : « T. De Witt Talmage » by T. De Witt Talmage
  • The Archbishop of Salzburg bitterly resents "the calumnious and defamatory charges against them."
  • Extract from : « The Jesuits, 1534-1921 » by Thomas J. Campbell
  • Sir Charles has written a defamatory letter, which has closed every house in this county to his victim.
  • Extract from : « A Terrible Temptation » by Charles Reade
  • To prove that the defamatory publication complained of is true is an absolute and complete defense.
  • Extract from : « The Style Book of The Detroit News » by The Detroit News
  • The said defamatory protest or libel was authenticated by a royal clerk named Diego de Rueda.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 » by Various
  • And lately he received a letter from his Majesty, along with the defamatory libel of his opponent.
  • Extract from : « Letters of John Calvin, Volume I (of 4) » by Jules Bonnet
  • It was not in the words, but in the tone, that Abe Hawley found something unusual and defamatory.
  • Extract from : « Northern Lights » by Gilbert Parker
  • No intent can, make a defamatory publication good, nothing can make it have a good tendency; truth is not pleadable.
  • Extract from : « Thoughts on the Present Discontents » by Edmund Burke

Synonyms for defamatory

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