Definition
calumniously
adverb
- in a manner that makes false and damaging statements about someone; slanderously
Usage: formal; typically used in legal or serious contexts
Examples
- The newspaper was sued for calumniously reporting false accusations against the mayor.
- He calumniously spread rumors about his rival's business practices.
- The defendant calumniously attacked the plaintiff's character during the trial.
- She refused to calumniously speak ill of her former colleague.
- The article calumniously misrepresented the scientist's research findings.