calumnious

adjective

Definition of calumniousnext
as in libellous
causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name a calumnious campaign ad that went well beyond the negativity to which voters had become so richly accustomed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calumnious
  1. erroneous
  2. libelous
  3. scandalous
  4. unfavorable
  5. false
Adjective
  • Between the lines: Republicans have argued vigorously that the apostrophe placed in the transcript is erroneous and that Biden was actually criticizing individual Trump voters.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The billionaire responded to reports that he would not be invited to the U.K.’s investment summit with false claims about the release of prisoners in the country, following a trend of erroneous and inflammatory comments directed at the U.K. in recent months.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune Europe, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of erroneous
Adjective
  • Newspapers also worried about potentially libelous posts.
    Mike Savino, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2024
  • And finally, modern far-right terrorists still frequently invoke the same libelous assertion that white women must be protected from licentious Black men.
    TIME, TIME, 14 May 2024
Definition of libelous
Adjective
  • For example: The scandalous photos taken on the beach of Catherine’s nipple and her crotch.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
  • While the company is best known for its thunderous, ultra-American V-twin cruisers, it's stretched its envelope with quite a variety of different bikes over the years, including a scandalous foray into silent electrics.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of scandalous
Adjective
  • When faced with unfavorable reviews or feedback, there is always an opportunity to learn something and make your product or service even better.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In terms of favorability, 36 percent of respondents have a favorable view of Ayotte, 15 percent have a neutral view and 45 percent have an unfavorable view of the GOP candidate.
    Joanne Haner, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of unfavorable
Adjective
  • Bear in mind that his campaign was replete with false claims — about immigration, jobs, inflation, crime and more.
    Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Oz is the Penguin now — like everyone in Batman’s Rogues Gallery, a caricature of his own trauma, drawn to criminal means of false liberation.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of false
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