ASPERSIVE

Etymology

Adjective

aspersive (comparative more aspersive, superlative most aspersive)

Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous.

Source: Wiktionary


As*pers"ive, a.

Definition: Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous.

– As*pers"ive*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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