Definition of "libelous" []

• Involving or constituting a libel; defamatory. (adjective)

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• "It's emblematic that the extreme leftoblob Michael Moore has even hijacked the title libelous Westphobia "Fahrenheit 9/11"."
• "God; many virtues, according to the common use of that term; many beautiful and graceful charities; and, by such kind of evidences, or proofs, they repel, sometimes with scorn, what they call the libelous, or even the insulting doctrine of total depravity."
• "The district's law firm in 2007 threatened to sue Tetley for what it termed libelous statements posted on www. gisdwatch.com."