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Libelous

Libelous Meaning & Definition
Libelous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Libelous?

[adj] (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

Synonyms | Synonyms for Libelous: calumniatory | calumnious | defamatory | denigrating | denigrative | denigratory | harmful | libellous | slanderous

Related Terms | Find terms related to Libelous: abusive | backbiting | back-biting | belittling | bitchy | calumniatory | calumnious | catty | censorious | contemptuous | contumelious | debasing | defamatory | deprecatory | depreciative | depreciatory | derisive | derisory | derogative | derogatory | detracting | detractory | disparaging | invidious | malevolent | maligning | minimizing | pejorative | ridiculing | scandalous | scurrile | scurrilous | slanderous | slighting | vilifying | vituperative

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Libelous In Webster's Dictionary

\Li"bel*ous\ (l[imac]"b[e^]l*[u^]s), a. Containing or involving a libel; defamatory; containing that which exposes some person to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule; as, a libelous pamphlet. [Written also {libellous}.] -- {Li"bel*ous*ly}, adv.

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