libelous

[ lahy-buh-luh s ]

/ ˈlaɪ bə ləs /

containing, constituting, or involving a libel; maliciously defamatory.

Also especially British, li·bel·lous.

Origin of libelous

First recorded in 1610–20; libel + -ous

li·bel·ous·ly; especially British, li·bel·lous·ly, adverb non·li·bel·ous, adjective non·li·bel·ous·ly, adverb un·li·bel·lous, adjective

un·li·bel·lous·ly, adverb un·li·bel·ous, adjective un·li·bel·ous·ly, adverb

libelant, libelee, libeler, libellant, libellee, libelous, liber, liber extra, libera, liberace, liberal

When I had finished my tale, he burst out into violent and libellous language.

In the Wrong Paradise |Andrew Lang
It seemed intolerable to him that the lady whom he had chosen should be the subject of these libellous attacks.

Dorothy's Double |G. A. Henty
The cause of them is the libellous publications of the French refugees in Belgium.

The Greville Memoirs (Third Part) Volume I (of II) |Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville
Fox's Libel Act gave to the jury the right to decide whether a publication was libellous or not.

A Short History of English Liberalism |Walter Lyon Blease

It is a singularity in this libellous romance, that the contrary of all this only is true.

Calamities and Quarrels of Authors |Isaac Disraeli