CALUMNIOUSLY

slanderously, calumniously

(adverb) in a false and slanderous and defamatory manner; with slander or calumny

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

calumniously (comparative more calumniously, superlative most calumniously)

In the manner of a falsification intended to discredit another.

Source: Wiktionary


CALUMNIOUS

Ca*lum"ni*ous, a. Etym: [L. calumniosus.]

Definition: Containing or implying calumny; false, malicious, and injurious to reputation; slanderous; as, calumnious reports. Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes. Shak.

Syn: Slanderous; defamatory; scurrilous; opprobrious; derogatory; libelous; abusive.

Syn: -- Ca*lum"ni*ous*ly, adv.

– Ca*lum"ni*ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

14 May 2025

TERNARY

(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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