calumny

  • 91challenge — [13] The original notion contained in challenge in English was of ‘accusation’. The word comes, via Old French chalenge or calenge, from Latin calumnia ‘false charge, deception’ (source of English calumny [15]). By the early 14th century, the… …

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  • 92calumniously — adverb in a false and slanderous and defamatory manner; with slander or calumny • Syn: ↑slanderously • Derived from adjective: ↑calumnious, ↑slanderous (for: ↑slanderously) * * * adverb …

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  • 93chal´leng|er — chal|lenge «CHAL uhnj», verb, lenged, leng|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to call to a game or contest; dare: »The champion swimmer challenged anyone in the world to beat him. Our school challenged the neighboring school s team to a match. 2. to call to… …

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  • 94chal´lenge|a|ble — chal|lenge «CHAL uhnj», verb, lenged, leng|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to call to a game or contest; dare: »The champion swimmer challenged anyone in the world to beat him. Our school challenged the neighboring school s team to a match. 2. to call to… …

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  • 95chal|lenge — «CHAL uhnj», verb, lenged, leng|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to call to a game or contest; dare: »The champion swimmer challenged anyone in the world to beat him. Our school challenged the neighboring school s team to a match. 2. to call to fight: »The… …

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  • 96AEschynomene hispida — Sensitive Sen si*tive, a. [F. sensitif. See {Sense}.] 1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul. [1913 Webster] 2. Having quick and acute sensibility,… …

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  • 97Aspersion — As*per sion, n. [L. aspersio, fr. aspergere: cf. F. aspersion.] 1. A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense. [1913 Webster] Behold an immersion, not and aspersion. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. The spreading of calumniations… …

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  • 98Bespatter — Be*spat ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespattering}.] 1. To soil by spattering; to sprinkle, esp. with dirty water, mud, or anything which will leave foul spots or stains. [1913 Webster] 2. To asperse with calumny or… …

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  • 99Bespattered — Bespatter Be*spat ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespattering}.] 1. To soil by spattering; to sprinkle, esp. with dirty water, mud, or anything which will leave foul spots or stains. [1913 Webster] 2. To asperse with… …

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  • 100Bespattering — Bespatter Be*spat ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespattering}.] 1. To soil by spattering; to sprinkle, esp. with dirty water, mud, or anything which will leave foul spots or stains. [1913 Webster] 2. To asperse with… …

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