Slan"der*ous (?), a.
1.
Given or disposed to slander; uttering slander.
"
Slanderous tongue."
Shak.
2.
Embodying or containing slander; calumnious; as, slanderous words, speeches, or reports.
-- Slan"der*ous*ly, adv. -- Slan"der*ous*ness, n.
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