"libelous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈlaɪ.bəl.əs/ [UK] Forms: more libelous [comparative], most libelous [superlative]
Etymology: From libel + -ous. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|libel|ous}} libel + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} libelous (comparative more libelous, superlative most libelous)
  1. Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard. Tags: US Translations (defamatory, libeling): клеветнически (klevetničeski) (Bulgarian), lasterlijk (Dutch), loukkaava (Finnish), diffamatoire (French), calomnieux (French), verleumderisch (German), diffamatorio (Italian), oszczerczy (Polish), клеветни́ческий (klevetníčeskij) (Russian), difamatorio (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-libelous-en-adj-wHVKoTry Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'defamatory, libeling': 88 12
  2. Meeting the legal standards for libel. Tags: US Translations (meeting the legal standards for libel): herjaava (Finnish), kunniaa loukkaava (Finnish), diffamatoire (French), verleumderisch (German), клеветни́ческий (klevetníčeskij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-libelous-en-adj-3vpSv3SK Disambiguation of 'meeting the legal standards for libel': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: libellous [UK]

Alternative forms

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