Hypertext Webster Gateway: "libelous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
libelous
adj : (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to
discredit or malign [syn: {calumniatory}, {calumnious},
{defamatory}, {denigrative}, {denigrating}, {denigratory},
{libellous}, {slanderous}]
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