libelous

libelous is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Containing or involving a libel; defamatory; containing that which exposes some person to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule; as, a libelous pamphlet. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 14 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Containing or involving a libel; defamatory; containing that which exposes some person to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule; as, a libelous pamphlet.
2. adjective. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

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

Synonyms

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

Common word forms

libelously

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