slanderous

Questions about slanderous

What does slanderous mean?

slanderous means "(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign".

How many syllables are in slanderous?

slanderous has 3 syllables: slan-de-rous. The stress falls on "slan". In IPA it is /ˈslændɚəs/.

What is another word for slanderous?

Close synonyms include calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slanderous a common word?

slanderous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.