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defamatory

10 letters · 4 vowels · 6 consonants

Is DEFAMATORY a word?

Yes. DEFAMATORY is a 10-letter adjective. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell DEFAMATORY?

D-E-F-A-M-A-T-O-R-Y

DEFAMATORY contains 10 letters, begins with D, and ends with Y.

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Meaning and definition

1adjective

  1. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

Synonyms
calumniatorycalumniousdenigrativedenigratingdenigratorylibellous
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score19points
Words With Friends19points
Word length10letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is DEFAMATORY spelled?

D1E2F3A4M5A6T7O8R9Y10
Starts withDEFFirst 3 letters
Ends withORYLast 3 letters
Unique letters9Repeats A
Vowel balance4 / 6Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →10-letter words →Words starting with DEF →Words ending in ORY →Words made from DEFAMATORY →Words with A →Words with D →Words with E →Words with F →

03 Word-game status

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04 Related words

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About DEFAMATORY.

How do you spell DEFAMATORY?

DEFAMATORY is spelled D-E-F-A-M-A-T-O-R-Y. It contains 10 letters.