Calumnious
adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Possessing the traits of calumny.
"...they must be his companions in some humble abode, in some remote obscurity; for it was in virtuous privacy only that he could hope to find a shelter from an ill-judging and calumnious world."
Adjective
- 1 (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign wordnet
Example
More examples"...they must be his companions in some humble abode, in some remote obscurity; for it was in virtuous privacy only that he could hope to find a shelter from an ill-judging and calumnious world."
Etymology
From Late Latin calumniōsus.
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