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calumnious

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ca⋅lum⋅ni⋅ous

  [kuh-luhm-nee-uhs]
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–adjective
of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
Also, ca⋅lum⋅ni⋅a⋅to⋅ry  [kuh-luhm-nee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] .

Origin:
1480–90; < L calumniōsus full of tricks or artifices, equiv. to calumni(a) calumny + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
ca⋅lum⋅ni⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
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ca·lum·ni·ous   (kə-lŭm'nē-əs)   
adj.  Containing or implying calumny; slanderous or defamatory.
ca·lum'ni·ous·ly adv.
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