libelous
adjective
li·bel·ous
ˈlī-b(ə-)ləs 
variants
or libellous
: constituting or including a libel : defamatory
a libelous statement
Examples of libelous in a Sentence
libelous statements about a celebrity for which the tabloid was sued
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In recent weeks, though, her group has doubled in size, and while in the past there were only two or three posts per day, Mitchell and her new moderators now have to wade through 60-plus comments ranging from helpful to libelous.
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
And in this age of clickbait journalism, even those members of the legacy media have resorted to libelous headlines and false reports to generate views.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
In Britain, Musk has called for the release of Tommy Robinson, a far-right extremist who was jailed for 18 months in October for repeating a libelous claim about a Syrian refugee schoolboy attacking girls.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
These are false, libelous claims.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
And in this age of clickbait journalism, even those members of the legacy media have resorted to libelous headlines and false reports to generate views.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
In Britain, Musk has called for the release of Tommy Robinson, a far-right extremist who was jailed for 18 months in October for repeating a libelous claim about a Syrian refugee schoolboy attacking girls.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
These are false, libelous claims.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for libelous
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“Libelous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/libelous. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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libelous
adjective
li·bel·ous
variants
also libellous
: constituting or including libel
a libelous magazine article
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