1. containing or involving false and malicious statements intended to damage someone’s reputation
Usage: formal

Examples

• The politician sued the newspaper for publishing calumnious articles about his personal life.
• She refused to respond to the calumnious accusations made by her former business partner.
• The court found the defendant guilty of making calumnious statements against the plaintiff.
• His calumnious remarks about the charity’s finances were proven completely false.
• The journalist was fired for writing calumnious stories without proper fact-checking.
• The company’s reputation suffered from calumnious rumors spread by competitors.