adjective
- containing or constituting a libel; defamatory in writing
Usage: legal
Examples
- The newspaper was sued for publishing libelous statements about the mayor.
- His libelous comments on social media damaged her reputation.
- The court ruled that the article contained libelous material.
- She refused to print anything that could be considered libelous.
- The lawyer warned that such libelous accusations could result in a lawsuit.
- The magazine issued an apology for the libelous story.