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slanderously

/ˈsɫændɝəsli/ adv

In a slanderous manner; in a manner that causes slander; in a false and defamatory way.

Word Origin Slanderously comes from slander, which traces back to Greek skandalon 'stumbling block, trap, offense' — so slander is a verbal trap that trips someone up. The same root gives us scandal and scandalize. Slanderously is the adverb: doing something in a defamatory way.

adv In a slanderous manner; in a manner that causes slander; in a false and defamatory way.

The tabloid newspaper reported slanderously about the celebrity's personal life.

(副词) 诽谤性地

这家小报以诽谤的方式报道了这位名人的私生活。

(adverbio) De manera difamatoria; de forma falsa y difamatoria.

El periódico sensacionalista informó difamatoriamente sobre la vida personal de la celebridad.

(adverbe) calomnieusement; diffamatoirement [D'une manière calomnieuse, de façon diffamatoire et mensongère.]

Le tabloïd a rapporté slanderously des informations sur la vie privée de la célébrité.

(Adverb) verleumderisch; ehrabschneidend [auf verleumderische Weise; in einer Art und Weise, die falsche und ehrverletzende Aussagen macht]

Die Boulevardzeitung berichtete **slanderously** über das Privatleben der Berühmtheit.

(副詞) 中傷的に; 虚偽の悪口を言うようにして

そのタブロイド紙は、セレブの私生活について中傷的に報じた。

(advérbio) caluniosamente; difamatoriamente; de modo calunioso [De maneira caluniosa; de modo que cause calúnia; de forma falsa e difamatória.]

O jornal tablóide publicou de forma caluniosa sobre a vida pessoal da celebridade.

Synonyms: defamatorily libelously calumniously maliciously falsely Antonyms: truthfully honestly respectfully accurately
Word parts: slander + ous + ly

Related words

slanderer

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