Antonyms for slanderous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : slan-der |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈslæn dər |
Definition of slanderous
Origin :- early 15c., from slander + -ous. Related: Slanderously; slanderousness.
- adj libelous
- They had gone to the king, and filled his ear with slanderous reports.
- Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
- This, I may mention, is a slanderous libel on me, but it sounds all right as Dolly says it.
- Extract from : « The Right Stuff » by Ian Hay
- I am tired, too,—tired of all these rumors and slanderous insinuations.
- Extract from : « The Mask » by Arthur Hornblow
- One cannot impute to them any vice, unless they are a little too slanderous.
- Extract from : « The Great Company » by Beckles Willson
- No slanderous tongues, but my own ears, are evidence against you.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 398, December 1848 » by Various
- You parted us—as I now believe by a cowardly and slanderous falsehood.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Julian Hawthorne
- They do not trust to writings and arguments, but attack me with slanderous tricks.
- Extract from : « Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam » by Ephraim Emerton
- Nothing in the world can secure you from censorious, slanderous tongues.
- Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) » by Richard Baxter
- Shall the silver of the Silver Foxes be tarnished by that slanderous card?
- Extract from : « Tom Slade » by Percy K. Fitzhugh
- We cast back on Mr. Wilson his insolent and slanderous interpretation.
- Extract from : « George Brown » by John Lewis
Synonyms for slanderous
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