Defamatory
Defamatory adjective - Causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name.
Derisive and defamatory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Derisive" instead an adjective "Defamatory".
Derisive
Derisive adjective - So foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter.
Defamatory and derisive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defamatory" instead an adjective "Derisive".
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Related pairs
- rude and defamatory
- rude and derisive
- offensive and defamatory
- offensive and derisive
- opprobrious and defamatory
- opprobrious and derisive
- insulting and defamatory
- insulting and derisive
- scornful and defamatory
- scornful and derisive
- contemptuous and defamatory
- contemptuous and derisive
- sarcastic and defamatory
- sarcastic and derisive
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