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Defamatory vs Defamous - What's the difference?

defamatory | defamous |

As adjectives the difference between defamatory and defamous

is that defamatory is damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue while defamous is defamatory.

defamatory

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue

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    Related terms

    * defamation

    defamous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) defamatory
    • (Webster 1913)