'Libelous' definitions:
Definition of 'Libelous'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'libelous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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