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libelously

libelously adverb: in a libelous manner.

Adverb

libelously (comparative more libelously, superlative most libelously)

  1. In a libelous manner.

Forms of libelously

comparativemore libelously
superlativemost libelously

Origin of libelously

From libelous + -ly.

Questions about libelously

What does libelously mean?
Libelously means in a libelous manner.
What part of speech is libelously?
Libelously is an adverb.

Words near libelously in the dictionary

  1. libellously
  2. libellulid
  3. libellulids
  4. libelluloid
  5. libelous
  6. libelously
  7. libels
  8. Libentina
  9. libenzapril
  10. liber
  11. liber amicorum

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