| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a defamatory manner.[Websters]
2. In a blackened manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a disparaging manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a polluted manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a disgraced manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In an infected manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a blemished manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a stained or soiled manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In an insulting manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adverbial inflection of the verb-based adjective defaming.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Base (Defaming) | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb defame.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (defame) | 1. Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!".[Wordnet]. 2. To harm or destroy the good fame or reputation of; to disgrace; especially, to speak evil of maliciously; to dishonor by slanderous reports; to calumniate; to asperse.[Websters]. 3. To render infamous; to bring into disrepute.[Websters]. 4. To charge; to accuse.[Websters]. 5. Base verb from the following inflections: defaming, defamed, defames, defamer, defamers, defamingly and defamedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DEFAMINGLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
