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English Dictionary: libellous by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
libellous
adj
  1. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
    Synonym(s): calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Libelous \Li"bel*ous\ (l[imac]"b[ecr]l*[ucr]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.
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