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CALUMNIOUSLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does calumniously mean?
• CALUMNIOUSLY (adverb)
The adverb CALUMNIOUSLY has 1 sense:
1. in a false and slanderous and defamatory manner; with slander or calumny
Familiarity information: CALUMNIOUSLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a false and slanderous and defamatory manner; with slander or calumny
Synonyms:
calumniously; slanderously
Pertainym:
calumnious ((used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign)
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