libellous
21novel — novel1 novellike, adj. /nov euhl/, n. 1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. 2. (formerly) novella (def. 1). [1560 70; <… …
22calumniatory — adjective (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign • Syn: ↑calumnious, ↑defamatory, ↑denigrative, ↑denigrating, ↑denigratory, ↑libellous, ↑libelous, ↑slanderous …
23calumnious — adjective (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign • Syn: ↑calumniatory, ↑defamatory, ↑denigrative, ↑denigrating, ↑denigratory, ↑libellous, ↑libelous, ↑slanderous …
24defamatory — adjective (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign • Syn: ↑calumniatory, ↑calumnious, ↑denigrative, ↑denigrating, ↑denigratory, ↑libellous, ↑libelous, ↑slanderous …
25denigrating — adjective (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign • Syn: ↑calumniatory, ↑calumnious, ↑defamatory, ↑denigrative, ↑denigratory, ↑libellous, ↑libelous, ↑slanderous …
26denigrative — adjective (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign • Syn: ↑calumniatory, ↑calumnious, ↑defamatory, ↑denigrating, ↑denigratory, ↑libellous, ↑libelous, ↑slanderous …
27denigratory — adjective (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign • Syn: ↑calumniatory, ↑calumnious, ↑defamatory, ↑denigrative, ↑denigrating, ↑libellous, ↑libelous, ↑slanderous …
28libelous — adjective (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign • Syn: ↑calumniatory, ↑calumnious, ↑defamatory, ↑denigrative, ↑denigrating, ↑denigratory, ↑libellous, ↑slanderous …
29slanderous — adjective (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign • Syn: ↑calumniatory, ↑calumnious, ↑defamatory, ↑denigrative, ↑denigrating, ↑denigratory, ↑libellous, ↑libelous …
30denigrating — adj. harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign; used of statements. Syn: calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, libellous, libelous, slanderous. [WordNet 1.5] …
