adj. damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Containing defamation; injurious to reputation; calumnious; slanderous
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Containing defamation; calumnious; slanderous; libelous; injurious to reputation: as, defamatory words or writings.
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adj. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
Word Usage
"He said Wednesday he would file a complaint with Student Judicial Services and consult a lawyer about what he termed defamatory statements. thanks Fadi"