LIBELLOUS
Scrabble letter values: L1I1B3E1L1L1O1U1S1 = 11
Definition
- adjective (used of statements) harmful and often untrue. — synonyms: calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libelous, slanderous
Examples
- “tending to discredit or malign”
- “The accusation was libelous, full of falsehoods, spite and malice.”
- “The court found the statement was not libelous because it was true.”