English > libellous: 1 sense > adjective 1Meaning | (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign. |
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Synonyms | calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libelous, slanderous |
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Broader | harmful | Causing or capable of causing harm |
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Spanish | calumniador, calumnioso, denigrador, denigratorio, desacreditador, desprestigiador, difamador, difamatorio |
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Catalan | calumniador, calumniós, denigrador, denigrant, denigratori, desacreditador, desprestigiador, difamador, difamatori |
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Nouns | libel | a false / false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person |
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