(Used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign.
1 What were editors thinking in publishing material that was so obviously libellous ?
2 We can bear this libellous gossip least patiently of all with birds.
3 In my opinion it's libellous to say that I'm protecting a deserter.
4 Therefore, the alleged libellous comments should be covered by parliamentary privilege.
5 He had written the following libellous couplet upon the fair sex:-
6 We wanted to know if it was libellous to call someone a brat.
7 Age, small, libellous , and short-lived weekly papers in the year 1838
8 I'm sure Mr. Taynton will agree with me that that is really libellous .
9 She has weighed in on the difficult moderating cases, including the potentially libellous post.
10 So it's come to this, libellous accusations of animal abuse.
11 You mustn't believe everything you're told, specially when it's libellous .
12 Infamous and libellous tales regarding my life have been told, and must be refuted.
13 Great was the wrath of that injured personage as he read such libellous truths.
14 An admiring House immediately voted the poems obscene, libellous , and a breach of privilege.
15 When I had finished my tale, he burst out into violent and libellous language.
16 But if he made the statement 'dodgy' about my bank account, that was potentially libellous .
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