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libelous
li·bel·ous also li·bel·lous L0148500 (lī′bə-ləs)adj. Involving or constituting a libel; defamatory. li′bel·ous·ly adv.li•bel•ous (ˈlaɪ bə ləs) adj. containing, constituting, or involving a libel; maliciously or damagingly defamatory. Also, esp. Brit.,li′bel•lous.[1610–20]li′bel•ous•ly;esp. Brit., li′bel•lous•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | libelous - (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or maligncalumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, slanderousharmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking" |
libelousadjectiveLaw. Damaging to the reputation:calumnious, defamatory, detractive, injurious, invidious, scandalous, slanderous.EncyclopediaSeeDefamationMedicalSeedefamationLibelous
LibelousIn the nature of a written Defamation ,a communication that tends to injure reputation. libelous
Synonyms for libelousadj damaging to the reputationSynonyms- calumnious
- defamatory
- detractive
- injurious
- invidious
- scandalous
- slanderous
Synonyms for libelousadj (used of statements) harmful and often untrueSynonyms- calumniatory
- calumnious
- defamatory
- denigrating
- denigrative
- denigratory
- libellous
- slanderous
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