calumniatory adj 1: (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign [syn: {calumniatory}, {calumnious}, {defamatory}, {denigrative}, {denigrating}, {denigratory}, {libellous}, {libelous}, {slanderous}]
Calumniatory \Ca*lum"ni*a*to*ry\, a. Containing calumny; slanderous. --Montagu. [1913 Webster]