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calumnious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
calum-nious
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Possessing the traits of calumny.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Late Latin calumniōsus.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: calumniōsus

Inflected Forms

more calumnious (comparative) most calumnious (superlative)

Derived Forms

calumniously calumniousness

Synonyms

calumniatory defamatory denigrative denigrating denigratory libellous libelous slanderous

Questions

What does calumnious mean?
Possessing the traits of calumny.
Where does calumnious come from?
From Late Latin calumniōsus.

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