Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    libellous
    /ˈlʌɪbələs/

    adjective

    • 1. containing or constituting a libel: "a libellous newspaper story"

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. Libellous means making false or unfair statements that are likely to damage the reputation of a person or organization. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see synonyms and translations, and avoid confusion with libelous.

  3. Libellous means wrongly accusing someone of something, and is against the law. Learn how to use this word in sentences, synonyms, and pronunciation, and see related terms and quizzes.

  4. : constituting or including a libel : defamatory. a libelous statement. Synonyms. calumnious. defamatory. scandalous. slanderous. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of libelous in a Sentence. libelous statements about a celebrity for which the tabloid was sued.

  5. Definitions of libellous. adjective. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign. synonyms: calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libelous, slanderous. harmful.

  6. Define libellous. libellous synonyms, libellous pronunciation, libellous translation, English dictionary definition of libellous. also li·bel·lous adj. Involving or constituting a libel; defamatory. li′bel·ous·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth...

  7. Libelous definition: containing, constituting, or involving a libel; maliciously defamatory.. See examples of LIBELOUS used in a sentence.

  8. Libellous means containing a libel about somebody. A libel is a false and harmful statement that damages someone's reputation. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms and usage notes.