libellous
Meaning of libellous
- Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.
The accusation was libelous, full of falsehoods, spite and malice.
- Meeting the legal standards for libel.
The court found the statement was not libelous because it was true.
Information about libellous
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of libellous
li-bel-lous
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- libellous is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
libellous synonyms
Meaning calumniatory:
calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libelous, slanderous
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