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Webster 1913 Edition

(lī′bĕl-ŭs)

Adj.

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.

Adj.

Defamatory; containing that which exposes a person to public hatred, contempt and ridicule; as a libelous pamphlet or picture.