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Defamatory

/dɪˈfæməˌtɔri/
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(adj) Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue.

The defamatory article can still be read on the website of the newspaper mentioned above.
Amber Heard didn't even name Johnny Depp in the supposedly defamatory comments.
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The ____ article can still be read on the website of the newspaper mentioned above.

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