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
  • Ross reportedly threatened to fire officials who oversee the National Weather Service after forecasters tried to correct an erroneous hurricane warning from Trump.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Checking for fraud Be careful with this one, because there are a lot of erroneous reports during the election season.
    John Brandon, Forbes, 3 Nov. 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
  • After making headlines following a scandalous affair and unexpected pregnancy, Bergman was denounced on the U.S. Senate floor for immorality, divorced and locked in a custody battle over her daughter Pia, with ex-husband Petter Lindström.
    Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
  • For example: The scandalous photos taken on the beach of Catherine’s nipple and her crotch.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of scandalous
Adjective
  • However, within a week, his favorable rating climbed to 42 percent, while unfavorable views dropped to 47 percent, narrowing the gap to -5 points.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Warmer temperatures can result in unfavorable changes to traditional habitats where bats have migrated.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of unfavorable
Adjective
  • He was also ordered to pay $120,000 in restitution and fined $25,000 for making false police reports.
    Megan Thomas, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Pam Bondi, Florida's attorney general for eight years, was part of Trump's defense team during his first impeachment trial and supported his false claims of fraud following the 2020 election.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of false
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