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adverbdefamatorily (comparative more defamatorily, superlative most defamatorily)
comparative more defamatorily · superlative most defamatorily
- In a defamatory manner.
“I did not initiate, welcome, encourage, engage in, or learn from much less enjoy, Bailey’s tirade. I did not base any part of any of my rulings on it, as Bailey has outlandishly, mistakenly, and defamatorily claimed,” Engoron wrote.
2024 July 25, Kara Scannell, “Judge who ordered Trump to pay $454 million says he was ‘accosted’ by lawyer and won’t recuse himself from case”, in CNN
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APA
defamatorily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defamatorily
MLA
“defamatorily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defamatorily. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defamatorily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defamatorily.
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