The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slanderous \Slan"der*ous\, a.
   1. Given or disposed to slander; uttering slander.
      "Slanderous tongue." --Shak.
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   2. Embodying or containing slander; calumnious; as,
      slanderous words, speeches, or reports.
      [1913 Webster] -- Slan"der*ous*ly, adv. --
      Slan"der*ous*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

slanderous
    adj 1: (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to
           discredit or malign [syn: calumniatory, calumnious,
           defamatory, denigrative, denigrating,
           denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous]