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slanderous(law, attack, offensive, rude)
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calumnious(law, attack, offensive, unpleasant)
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calumniatory(false, untrue, injurious, scornful)
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abusive(disapprobation, insulting, detraction, slanderous)
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libellous
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deprecatory(offensive, disparaging, insulting, detraction)
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derogatory(offensive, critical, unfavorable, disparaging)
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disparaging(offensive, rude, critical, unfavorable)
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libelous(law, attack, offensive, rude)
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injurious(law, attack, offensive, false)
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scurrilous(vulgar, detraction)
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denigrating(slanderous, libelous)
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vituperative(disapprobation, abusive, slanderous, libelous)
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offensive(rude, unpleasant, scornful, contemptuous)
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scandalous(law, attack, disreputable, crimes)
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insulting(offensive, rude, unpleasant, scornful)
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opprobrious(offensive, rude, false, hateful)
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aspersive(false, untrue, injurious)
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denigrative
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foul
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