slanderous

slanderous
adj.
Ar. and P. διά̆βολος, βάσκᾰνος, P. βλάσφημος, σῡκοφαντικός, κακήγορος (Plat.), V. λοίδορος (Eur. Cycl.), κᾰκόστομος, P. and V. κᾰκός ; see abusive.

SLANDEROUS

calumniosus (late): falsas criminationes continens (of things): qui calumniatur etc. (of persons).

slanderous:

1. crīmĭnōsus: s. iambics, c. iambi, Hor. Od. 1, 16, 2: Cic.

2. mălĕdĭcus, mălĕdĭcens (comp. and superl. from the second form): a s. reviler, m. conviciator, Cic. Mur. 6, 13: a s. tongue, m. lingua, Val. Max. 8, 9, extr., 2: most s. accusations, maledicentissima crimina, Suet. Caes. 75, extr.

3. fāmōsus a s. pamphlet, f. libellus, Tac. A. 1, 72: Hor.

4. falsus: v. FALSE.