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| lethargic |
adj. deficient in alertness or activity |
adv. lethargically / noun lethargy |
| comatose |
adj. in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli |
adv comatosely / noun comatosity, comatoseness |
| benign |
adj. not dangerous to health; pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence |
adv. benignly |
| mendacious |
adj. dishonest; lying; untruthful |
adv. mendaciously / noun mendaciousness |
| calumny |
noun a false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation |
plural calumnies |
| defame |
VERB To damage the reputation, character, or good name of by slander or libel |
defamer, noun; defamingly, adverb |
| libel |
NOUN and VERB defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures. |
see definition |
| slander |
NOUN and VERB A false and malicious statement or report about someone |
see definition |
| malign |
ADJ. Evil in disposition, nature, or intent |
maligner, noun; malignly, adv. |
| impudent |
ADJ Characterized by offensive boldness |
impudently, adv.; impudentness, noun |
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