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    LIBELLOUS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malignplay

    Synonyms:

    calumniatory; calumnious; defamatory; denigrating; denigrative; denigratory; libellous; libelous; slanderous

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    harmful (causing or capable of causing harm)

    Derivation:

    libel (a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person)

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