calumnious

From Late Latin calumniōsus.

calumnious (comparative more calumnious, superlative most calumnious)

1. Possessing the traits of calumny.
   • 1838, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Duty and Inclination, volume I, London: Henry Colburn, page 5:

     ...they must be his companions in some humble abode, in some remote obscurity; for it was in virtuous privacy only that he could hope to find a shelter from an ill-judging and calumnious world.

• See also Thesaurus:defamatory

• calumniousness