defamatory
adjective/dɪˈfæmətri/
/dɪˈfæmətɔːri/
(formal)- (of speech or writing) intended to harm somebody by saying or writing bad or false things about them
- The article was highly defamatory.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDefamatory is used with these nouns:- allegation
- remark
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