libelous
/ˈlaɪ.bəl.əs/
libelous adjective: defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.
Adjective
libelous (comparative more libelous, superlative most libelous)
- Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.
- The accusation was libelous, full of falsehoods, spite and malice.
- Meeting the legal standards for libel.
- The court found the statement was not libelous because it was true.
libelous meaning in Malayalam and Kannada
libelous in Malayalam
- disparaging, defamatory, denigratory
- അപകീർത്തികരമായ, മാനഷ്ടം വരുത്തുന്ന, അപകീർത്തിപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന, അപവാദമുൾക്കൊള്ളുന്ന, അപഖ്യാതിയുണ്ടാക്കുന്ന, അപമാനകരമായ
libelous in Kannada
- ಮದಿಪುಕಳೆವ
Forms of libelous
| comparative | more libelous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most libelous |
| alternative UK | libellous |
Origin of libelous
From libel + -ous.
Words formed from libelous
Questions about libelous
- What does libelous mean?
- Libelous means defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.
- What is libelous in Malayalam?
- Libelous in Malayalam is അപകീർത്തികരമായ, മാനഷ്ടം വരുത്തുന്ന, അപകീർത്തിപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന. See Libelous meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is libelous?
- Libelous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce libelous?
- Libelous is pronounced /ˈlaɪ.bəl.əs/ (UK).
Words near libelous in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: libelous (page history and authors); libelous (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); libelous (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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