libelous

Meaning of libelous

adjective
  1. containing or constituting a libel.
    a libellous newspaper story

Information about libelous

  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of libelous

li-belous

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • libelous is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

libelous synonyms

Meaning calumniatory:

calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, slanderous

Meaning speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner:

vilifying

Meaning expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory:

disparaging

Meaning showing a critical or disrespectful attitude:

derogatory

Meaning not according with truth or fact; incorrect:

false

Meaning not in accordance with fact or reality; false or incorrect:

untrue

Meaning speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation:

traducing

Meaning speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner:

maligning

Meaning disrespectful or scornfully abusive:

insulting

Meaning making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation:

scurrilous

Meaning speak (words) indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another:

slurring

Meaning coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance:

smearing

Meaning the action of searching out and publicizing scandal about famous people:

muckraking

Translation of libelous

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