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defamatorily

defamatorily adverb: in a defamatory manner.

Adverb

defamatorily (comparative more defamatorily, superlative most defamatorily)

  1. In a defamatory manner.
    • “I did not initiate, welcome, encourage, engage in, or learn from much less enjoy, Bailey’s tirade. I did not base any part of any of my rulings on it, as Bailey has outlandishly, mistakenly, and defamatorily claimed,” Engoron wrote.2024 July 25, Kara Scannell, “Judge who ordered Trump to pay $454 million says he was ‘accosted’ by lawyer and won’t recuse himself from case”, in CNN

Forms of defamatorily

comparativemore defamatorily
superlativemost defamatorily

Origin of defamatorily

From defamatory + -ly.

Questions about defamatorily

What does defamatorily mean?
Defamatorily means in a defamatory manner.
What part of speech is defamatorily?
Defamatorily is an adverb.

Words near defamatorily in the dictionary

  1. defamated
  2. defamates
  3. defamating
  4. defamation
  5. defamations
  6. defamatorily
  7. defamatoriness
  8. defamatory
  9. defame
  10. defamed
  11. defamer

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