the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Given or disposed to slander; uttering slander.
adj. Embodying or containing slander; calumnious.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Scandalous; ignominious; disgraceful; shameful.
Containing slander or defamation; calumnious; defamatory: as, slanderous words, speeches, or reports.
Given to slander; uttering defamatory words or tales.
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adj. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
Word Usage
"The Vatican denounced what it called a "slanderous campaign" against the Roman Catholic Church over the actions of Pope Pius XII during the Holocaust."