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Definition: Calumnious |
CalumniousAdjective1. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "calumnious" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1601. (references) |
Etymology: Calumnious \Ca*lum"ni*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression calumniosus.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: CalumniousSynonyms: calumniatory (adj), defamatory (adj), denigrating (adj), denigrative (adj), denigratory (adj), libellous (adj), libelous (adj), slanderous (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Detraction | Phrase: "damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer; and without sneering, teach the rest to sneer"; another lie nailed to the counter; "cut men's throats with whisperings"; "foul whisperings are abroad" "soft-buzzing slander"; "virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes". |
Adjective: detracting;Verb: defamatory, detractory, derogatory, deprecatory; catty; disparaging, libelous; scurrile, scurrilous; abusive; foul-spoken, foul-tongued, foul-mouthed; slanderous; calumnious, calumniatory; sarcastic, sardonic; sarcastic, satirical, cynical. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Calumnious |
| English words defined with "calumnious": Detractory. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "calumnious": Pickwickian. (references) |
| Author | Quotation |
Shakespeare | Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Language | Translations for "calumnious"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | shpifës (calumniator, calumniatory, defamatory, detractive, detractor, detractory, deviser, libeller, libellous, scandalmonger, slanderous). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | клеветнически (calumniatory, defamatory, injurious, libellous, scandalous, slanderous, wrongful). (various references) | |
Czech | pomluvený (detractory). (various references) | |
Farsi | مفتری (Slanderer), تهمت زننده , رسواکننده , بدنام کننده . (various references) | |
German | verleumderisch (defamatory, libellous, libelous, slanderous, slanderously). (various references) | |
Greek | συκοφαντικόσ (slanderous, sycophantic). (various references) | |
Hungarian | rágalmazó (backbiter, calumniator, calumniatory, disparager, libeller, libellous, libelous, maligner, slanderer, slanderous, to utter a libel against sy, vilifier, vituperative). (various references) | |
Italian | calunnioso (libellous, slanderous). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alumniouscay.(various references) | |
Romanian | clevetitor (backbiter, calumniator, defamatory, defamer, scandalous, slanderer, slanderous, traducer), calomniator (backbiter, calumniator, calumniatory, defamatory, defamer, libellous, scandalmonger, slanderer). (various references) | |
Russian | клеветнический (calumniatory, defamatory, libellous, libelous, slanderous, sycophantic). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | klevetnički (calumniatory, detractive, slanderous). (various references) | |
Swedish | förtal-. (various references) | |
Turkish | iftira türünden, iftira gibi. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | vu khống (calumninatory, slanderous). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "calumnious": calumniously. (additional references) | |
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"Calumnious" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: calamnious, calumnius, columnious. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "calumnious" (pronounced 'Ca*lum"ni*ous'): Abdominous, Abiogenous, Ablatitious, Abnormous, Absentaneous, Absonous, Abstemious, Abstentious, Abstractitious, Acanthaceous, Acanthocarpous, Acanthocephalous, Acanthophorous, Acanthopodious, Acanthopterous, Acanthopterygious, Acarpellous, Acarpous, Acclivitous, Acclivous, Acephalous, Acetabuliferous, Acetarious, Acetous, Achilous, Achlamydeous, Acholous, Achromatous, Achroous, Achylous, Achymous, Acidiferous, Acidulous, Acinaceous, Acotyledonous, Acrimonious, Acrocarpous, Acrogenous, Acronyctous, Acrosporous, Acrotomous, Actinophorous, Aculeous, Acuminous, Addititious, Adelphous, Adenophorous, Adenophyllous, Adenous, Adiaphorous, Adipocerous, Adipogenous, Adipous, Adipsous, Adjectitious, Adoptious, Adscititious, Adulterous, Aduncous, Advantageous, Adventitious, Adventurous, Adversarious, Aeneous, Aeriferous, AEruginous, AEstuous, Aetheogamous, Affabrous, Affectuous, Agalactous, Agamous, Agatiferous, Agynous, Alacrious, Albugineous, Albuminiferous, Albuminiparous, Alburnous, Algous, Aliferous, Aligerous, Alimonious, Alkalious, Alliaceous, Allochroous, Allogamous, Allogeneous, Allomerous, Allonymous, Alluvious, Altisonous, Aluminiferous, Aluminous, Alutaceous, Amarantaceous, Amatorious, Ambaginous, Ambagious, Ambidextrous, Ambigenous, Ambiguous, Ambilevous, Ambiparous, Ambitious, Amentaceous, Amentiferous, Ammonitiferous, Amnigenous, Amoebous, Amorous, Amorphous, Amphibious, Amphibolous, Amphigamous, Amphigenous, Amphigonous, Amphipodous, Amphistomous, Ampullaceous, Amurcous, Amyelous, Amygdalaceous, Amygdaliferous, Amylaceous, Amyous, Anacanthous, Anacardiaceous, Anachronous, Anadromous, Analogous, Anandrous, Anantherous, Ananthous, Anarthropodous, Anarthrous, Anasarcous, Anatiferous, Androcephalous, Andropetalous, Androphagous, Androtomous, androus, Anemorphilous, Anenterous, Anfractuous, Angiocarpous, Angiomonospermous, Angiospermatous, Angiospermous, Angiosporous, Angiostomous, Anguineous, 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Argillous, Armiferous, Armigerous, Aromatous, Arrenotokous, Arreptitious, Arseniferous, Arsenious, Artificious, Artiodactylous, Arundiferous, Arundinaceous, Arundineous, Asbestous, Ascigerous, Ascititious, Asclepiadaceous, Ascriptitious, Asomatous, Asparaginous, Aspermatous, Aspermous, Asperous, Assassinous, Assiduous, Astriferous, Astucious, Asymmetrous, asynchronous, Athalamous, Atheous, Athermanous, Athermous, Atheromatous, Atokous, Atrabilious, Atramentaceous, Atramentarious, Atrocious, Atropous, Atrous, Attiguous, Audacious, Augurous, Auntrous, Aurantiaceous, Aurichalceous, Auriferous, Aurivorous, Aurocephalous, Aurous, Auspicious, Autocephalous, Autoecious, Autogamous, Automatous, Autonomous, Avaricious, Avarous, Avenaceous, Avenious, Avidious, Azotous, Azureous, Azygous, Azymous, Bacciferous, Baccivorous, Balaniferous, Balsamiferous, Balsamous, Barbarous, Barbigerous, Barratrous, Basylous, Batrachophagous, Battailous, Beauteous, Bellicous, benevolous, Biangulous, Biantheriferous, Bibacious, Bibulous, Bicephalous, Bicipitous, Bifarious, Biferous, Biforous, Bifurcous, Bigamous, Bignoniaceous, Bijugous, Biliferous, Bilinguous, Bilious, Bimanous, Binominous, Binotonous, Binous, Biparous, Bipetalous, Biramous, Bisexous, Bisexuous, Bismuthiferous, Bismuthous, Bisulcous, Bituminiferous, Bituminous, Bivalvous, Bivious, Blasphemous, Blastocarpous, Blendous, Blennogenous, Blusterous, Blustrous, Boisterous, Boistous, Bombycinous, Bombylious, Boracous, Boraginaceous, Boragineous, Bounteous, Brachypterous, Brachytypous, Branchiferous, Branchiostegous, Brassicaceous, Bromeliaceous, Brumous, Bulbaceous, Bulbiferous, Bulbous, Bumptious, Burdenous, Burglarious, Butyraceous, Butyrous, Buxeous, Byssaceous, Byssiferous, Cactaceous, Cadaverous, Caducous, Caesious, Calamiferous, Calamitous, Calcareo-siliceous, Calcareous, Calcariferous, Calciferous, Calcigenous, Calcigerous, Calcivorous, Calculous, Caliginous, Callous, Campanulaceous, Camphoraceous, Campylospermous, Campylotropous, Cancellous, Cankerous, Canorous, Cantankerous, Capacious. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-l-m-n-o-s-u-u" | |
-1 letter: aluminous, inoculums, unmusical. | |
-2 letters: inoculum, laconism, laminous, limacons, luminous, mucinous, unsocial. | |
-3 letters: acinous, alnicos, alumins, alumnus, anosmic, camions, clonism, columns, coniums, inocula, limacon, malison, maniocs, masonic, moulins, mucosal, musical, oilcans, osculum, solanum, uncials, uncoils. | |
-4 letters: acinus, alnico, aloins, alumin, alumni, amicus, amnios, animus, anomic, camion, casino, caulis, claims, clonus, colins, column, conium, consul, coulis, cousin, cumins, cumuli, insoul, limans, linacs, linums, locums, lumina, macons, manics, manioc, mascon, miaous, miauls, mosaic, moulin, mucins, mucosa, mucous, muonic, muslin, nicols, oculus, oilcan, oilman, oscula, salmon, social, socman, umiacs, uncial, uncoil. | |
-5 letters: aloin, alums, amino, amins, amnic, amnio, anils, aulic, cains, calms, calos, canso, cauls, cions, claim, clams, clans, clons, coals, coils, coins, colas, colin, comal, comas, conus, culms, cumin, icons, incus, laics, liman, limas, limns, limos, linac, linos, linum, lions, loams, loans, locum, locus, loins, louis, luaus, lunas, macon, mails, mains, malic, manic, manos, manus, mason, mauls, miaou, miaul, micas, milos, minas, minus, moans, moils, molas, monas, mucin, mucus, munis, muons, musca, music, nails, nicol, noils, nomas, oculi, onium, osmic, salic, salmi, salon, scion, slain, snail, solan, solum, sonic, sulci, sumac, ulans, ulnas, umiac, unais, unaus, uncia, uncos, uncus, usual. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-l-m-n-o-s-u-u" | |
+1 letter: cumulations, unmalicious. | |
+2 letters: calumniously, mucilaginous. | |
+3 letters: accumulations, uncustomarily, unmaliciously. | |
+4 letters: contumaciously, miraculousness, mucilaginously, rambunctiously. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 61 6C 75 6D 6E 69 6F 75 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- .-.. ..- -- -. .. --- ..- ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01101100 01110101 01101101 01101110 01101001 01101111 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a l u m n i o u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 006C 0075 006D 006E 0069 006F 0075 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)37677887798075818785 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Quotations: Familiar | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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