libellousadj.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪbl̩əs/,

/ˈlʌɪbələs/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪbələs/

Etymology: < libel n. + -ous suffix.

Containing or constituting a libel, of the nature of a libel: also, engaged upon libels.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [adjective] > specifically of words or writings

slanderous1429

slanderful1453

injurious1484

famous1543

disgraceful1605

scandalousa1616

libellous1619

defamable1918

1619 Visct. Doncaster Let. in S. R. Gardiner Lett. Relations Eng. & Germany (1865) 1st Ser. 138 A libellous booke.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1953) I. 308 An itching ear, delighting in the libellous defamation of other men.

1693 in Wood's Life (1848) 374 The clauses and sentences..pretending to be reflecting and libellous upon Edward late earl of Clarendon.

1772 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra I. Pref. p. xvi The paper..contained no treasonable or libellous matter.

1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1865) 53 The publication of actual facts may be..criminal and libellous, when directed against private characters.

1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. I. iv. 222 The libellous pen of Martin Mar-prelate.

1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xv. 153 It seemed hardly less libellous in him to imagine her grown a woman.

Derivatives

ˈlibellously adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [adverb]

noisingly1426

slanderously1429

slanderfully1550

defamously1563

defamedly1567

backbitingly1580

abusively?1593

disgracefully1604

calumniously1625

contumeliously1632

reflectingly1643

slanderingly1648

aspersively1653

defamatorily1659

vilifyingly1682

reflexivelya1716

libellously1832

1832 L. Hunt Sir Ralph Esher I. viii. 177 The phrase..was first given him libellously by Lord Rochester.

1865 Sat. Rev. 5 Aug. 168/2 Certain naturalists..libellously represented Aristotle as saying that goats breathed through their ears.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	libellous
释义	libellousadj. Brit. /ˈlʌɪbl̩əs/, /ˈlʌɪbələs/, U.S. /ˈlaɪbələs/ Etymology: < libel n. + -ous suffix. Containing or constituting a libel, of the nature of a libel: also, engaged upon libels. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [adjective] > specifically of words or writings slanderous1429 slanderful1453 injurious1484 famous1543 disgraceful1605 scandalousa1616 libellous1619 defamable1918 1619 Visct. Doncaster Let. in S. R. Gardiner Lett. Relations Eng. & Germany (1865) 1st Ser. 138 A libellous booke. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1953) I. 308 An itching ear, delighting in the libellous defamation of other men. 1693 in Wood's Life (1848) 374 The clauses and sentences..pretending to be reflecting and libellous upon Edward late earl of Clarendon. 1772 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra I. Pref. p. xvi The paper..contained no treasonable or libellous matter. 1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1865) 53 The publication of actual facts may be..criminal and libellous, when directed against private characters. 1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. I. iv. 222 The libellous pen of Martin Mar-prelate. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xv. 153 It seemed hardly less libellous in him to imagine her grown a woman. Derivatives ˈlibellously adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [adverb] noisingly1426 slanderously1429 slanderfully1550 defamously1563 defamedly1567 backbitingly1580 abusively?1593 disgracefully1604 calumniously1625 contumeliously1632 reflectingly1643 slanderingly1648 aspersively1653 defamatorily1659 vilifyingly1682 reflexivelya1716 libellously1832 1832 L. Hunt Sir Ralph Esher I. viii. 177 The phrase..was first given him libellously by Lord Rochester. 1865 Sat. Rev. 5 Aug. 168/2 Certain naturalists..libellously represented Aristotle as saying that goats breathed through their ears. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1619
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