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Obscene vs Defamatory - What's the difference?

obscene | defamatory |

As adjectives the difference between obscene and defamatory

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

obscene

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Offensive to current standards of decency or morality
  • Lewd or lustful
  • Disgusting or repulsive
  • Beyond all reason
  • Liable to deprave or corrupt

    • Usage notes

    * The comparative obscener and superlative obscenest, though formed by valid rules for English, are less common than more obscene' and ' most obscene .

    defamatory

    English

    Adjective

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

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * defamation