Word: slanderous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: slan
der
ous
Definition: Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.
Morphemes:
Affix: slander
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σκάνδαλον
Language: grc
Decoded: skandalon
Meaning: scandal
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of