aspersive

English

Etymology

From asperse +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv

Adjective

aspersive (comparative more aspersive, superlative most aspersive)

1. Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous.

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Related terms

• aspersively
• aspersiveness

References

• “aspersive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.