What is containing defamation; injurious to reputation; calumnious; slanderous; as, defamatory words; defamatory writings called?
defamatory — Containing defamation; injurious to reputation; calumnious; slanderous; as, defamatory words; defamatory writings. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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