libelous
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adjective \ˈlī-b(ə-)ləs\Definition of LIBELOUS
: constituting or including a libel : defamatory <a libelous statement>
See Variants of LIBELOUS
li·bel·ous or li·bel·lous \ˈlī-b(ə-)ləs\
Examples of LIBELOUS
- <libelous statements about a celebrity for which the tabloid was sued>
First Known Use of LIBELOUS
1619
Related to LIBELOUS
- Synonyms
- calumnious, defamatory, scandalous, slanderous
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