Calumnious and Spiteful

Calumnious

Calumnious adjective - Causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name.
Usage example: a calumnious campaign ad that went well beyond the negativity to which voters had become so richly accustomed

Spiteful and calumnious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spiteful" instead an adjective "Calumnious".

Nearby Words: calumny, calumniation, calumniated

Spiteful

Spiteful adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.

Calumnious and spiteful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Calumnious" instead an adjective "Spiteful".

Nearby Words: spite, spitefully, spited
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