† deˈfamative,a.Obs. In 6 dyff-. [f. L. diffāmāt-, ppl. stem of diffāmāre, with change of prefix as in defame: see -ive.] Defamatory. 1502Ord. Crysten Men (W. de W. 1506) iv. xxii. 295 Yf he hath caused wrytynges dyffamatyues for to be founde in place openly.1634A. Warwick Spare Min. (1637) 91 Defamative reports.