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defamingly

defamingly adverb: in a defamatory manner.

Adverb

defamingly (comparative more defamingly, superlative most defamingly)

  1. In a defamatory manner.
    Synonyms:
    defamatorily

Synonyms of defamingly

Forms of defamingly

comparativemore defamingly
superlativemost defamingly

Origin of defamingly

From defaming + -ly.

Questions about defamingly

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

Words near defamingly in the dictionary

  1. defamiliarizer
  2. defamiliarizers
  3. defamiliarizes
  4. defamiliarizing
  5. defaming
  6. defamingly
  7. defamings
  8. defamous
  9. defang
  10. defanged
  11. defanging

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