Libelous

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Libelous \Li"bel*ous\ (l[imac]"b[e^]l*[u^]s), a.
     Containing or involving a libel; defamatory; containing that
     which exposes some person to public hatred, contempt, or
     ridicule; as, a libelous pamphlet. [Written also
     {libellous}.] -- {Li"bel*ous*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  libelous
       adj : (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to
             discredit or malign [syn: {calumniatory}, {calumnious},
              {defamatory}, {denigrative}, {denigrating}, {denigratory},
              {libellous}, {slanderous}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "libelous":
     abusive, back-biting, backbiting, belittling, bitchy, calumniatory,
     calumnious, catty, censorious, contemptuous, contumelious,
     debasing, defamatory, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory,
     derisive, derisory, derogative, derogatory, detracting, detractory,
     disparaging, invidious, malevolent, maligning, minimizing,
     pejorative, ridiculing, scandalous, scurrile, scurrilous,
     slanderous, slighting, vilifying, vituperative