libelous
adjective
containing, constituting, or involving a libel; maliciously defamatory.
libelously
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a word derived from
libelous.
Example Sentences
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And, years afterwards, in 1910, it was libelously published that he had morga-natically married her, prior to the death of the Duke of Clarence.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had brought this suit against Le Journal of Paris for libelously aspersing his patriotism as an Alsatian.
From Time Magazine Archive
It loosely and libelously arraigns Canada Packers Ltd.,
From Time Magazine Archive
Ambitious, headstrong, spiteful, after a spat with Ralph she goes to work for the Sentinel, in a by-line story libelously contends that the elevators in the big Franklyn department store are unsafe.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was well aware of that and she was also aware that the charge you laid against her was almost libelously mistaken.
From The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel by Coningsby Dawson
