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libellous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
li-bel-lous
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of libelous.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

more libellous (comparative) most libellous (superlative)

Derived Forms

libellously unlibellous

Synonyms

calumniatory calumnious defamatory denigrative denigrating denigratory libelous slanderous

Questions

What does libellous mean?
Alternative spelling of libelous.

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