Adjective: defamatory di'fa-mu,to-ree [N. Amer], di'fa-mu-t(u-)ree [Brit]
- (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
"Which of these contains the defamatory material?";
- calumniatory, calumnious, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous [US], slanderous
See also: harmful
Encyclopedia: Defamatory