- libellous, libelous
- هِجائيّ \ libellous, libelous: containing a libel(see تشهير): a libellous story. satirical: adj. of satire.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
libellous, libelous
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libellous — Libelous Li bel*ous (l[imac] b[e^]l*[u^]s), a. Containing or involving a libel; defamatory; containing that which exposes some person to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule; as, a libelous pamphlet. [Written also {libellous}.] {Li bel*ous*ly},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
libellous — UK US (US libelous) /ˈlaɪbələs/ adjective ► LAW making false or unfair statements that are likely to damage the reputation of a person or organization: »The content of the website was not judged to be libellous. »Bloggers should take care to… … Financial and business terms
Libelous — Li bel*ous (l[imac] b[e^]l*[u^]s), a. Containing or involving a libel; defamatory; containing that which exposes some person to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule; as, a libelous pamphlet. [Written also {libellous}.] {Li bel*ous*ly}, adv. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
libelous — also libellous, 1610s, from LIBEL (Cf. libel) (n.) + OUS (Cf. ous). Related: Libelously; libelousness … Etymology dictionary
libelous — or libellous [lī′bələs] adj. 1. of the nature of, or involving, a libel 2. given to writing and publishing libels; defamatory libelously adv. libellously … English World dictionary
libellous — [[t]la͟ɪbələs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If a statement in a book, newspaper, or magazine is libellous, it wrongly accuses someone of something, and is therefore against the law. He claimed the articles were libellous and damaging to the interests of the… … English dictionary
libellous — li|bel|lous BrE libelous AmE [ˈlaıbələs] adj containing untrue written statements about someone which could make other people have a bad opinion of them →↑slanderous ▪ libellous gossip … Dictionary of contemporary English
libellous — BrE libelous AmE adjective containing untrue written statements about someone which could make other people have a bad opinion of them: libellous gossip … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
libellous — libel ► NOUN 1) Law the publication of a false statement that is damaging to a person s reputation. Compare with SLANDER(Cf. ↑slanderous). 2) a written defamation. ► VERB (libelled, libelling; US libeled, libeling … English terms dictionary
libelous — adjective (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign • Syn: ↑calumniatory, ↑calumnious, ↑defamatory, ↑denigrative, ↑denigrating, ↑denigratory, ↑libellous, ↑slanderous … Useful english dictionary
libelous — or libellous adjective Date: 1619 constituting or including a libel ; defamatory < a libelous statement > … New Collegiate Dictionary
