Dictionary entry

Slanderous

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Slan″der‐ous (?), a. 1. Given or disposed to slander; uttering slander. “Slanderous tongue.” Shak.

2. Embodying or containing slander; calumnious; as, slanderous words, speeches, or reports.

— Slan″der‐ous‐ly, adv. — Slan″der‐ous‐ness, n.