1. in a way that involves making false spoken statements that damage someone’s reputation
Usage: legal context

Examples

• The politician accused his opponent of speaking slanderously about his record.
• She was warned not to comment slanderously about her former employer.
• The witness testified that the defendant had slanderously attacked the victim’s character.
• He spoke slanderously about the company’s practices without any evidence.
• The journalist was careful not to write slanderously about the celebrity.
• They slanderously claimed he had committed crimes he never committed.