CALUMNIATORY

calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous

(adjective) (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

calumniatory (comparative more calumniatory, superlative most calumniatory)

Containing calumny; slanderous.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*lum"ni*a*to*ry, a.

Definition: Containing calumny; slanderous. Montagu.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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