You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
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
defamatory (comparative more defamatory, superlative most defamatory)
damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue
• See also defamatory
Source: Wiktionary
De*fam"a*to*ry, a.
Definition: Containing defamation; injurious to reputation; calumnious; slanderous; as, defamatory words; defamatory writings.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.