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defamous

defamous adjective: defamatory; tending to defame.

Adjective

defamous (comparative more defamous, superlative most defamous)

  1. (obsolete) defamatory; tending to defame

Forms of defamous

comparativemore defamous
superlativemost defamous

Origin of defamous

From defame + -ous.

Questions about defamous

What does defamous mean?
Defamous means defamatory; tending to defame.
What part of speech is defamous?
Defamous is an adjective.

Words near defamous in the dictionary

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

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