slandersome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by slander.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectiveslandersome (comparative more slandersome, superlative most slandersome)

comparative more slandersome · superlative most slandersome

  1. dialectalinformalCharacterised or marked by slander.

    In course it air ter yer credit ye kin be ez good ez ter keep yer hands off'n the critter when he air so aboosive to yer face an' so slandersome ter yer back.

    1887, John Alexander Steuart, A millionaire's daughters
    2 more examples

    “You're a slandersome rascal, an' I'll no stand to ca' quarrels wi you; I tell you, sir, you're potchin'an' trespassin' upo' my property, whare you've nae right to set a fit without my leave.”

    1823, The Foundling of G., Or the Smugglers' Cave

    I hope Dell Thompson won't find it out, for she's awful slandersome; but,” she added, coming to the gate, and speaking in a whisper, “I'm glad on't, and mebby she'll draw in her horns, […]

    1857, Mary Jane Holmes, Meadow-Brook

Origin

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APA

slandersome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slandersome

MLA

“slandersome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slandersome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slandersome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slandersome.

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