calumniatory vs defamatory

calumniatory and defamatory both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
calumniatory	No	Yes	No	No
defamatory	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, calumniatory and defamatory are synonyms defined as:

calumniatory and defamatory: (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

Other synonyms of calumniatory include calumnious, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous.

calumniatory (adjective)	defamatory (adjective)
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign