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libellous

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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li·bel·lous British English, libelous American English /ˈlaɪbələs/ adjective  SCCUNTRUEcontaining untrue written statements about someone which could make other people have a bad opinion of them (书面)诽谤的,中伤的 slanderous libellous gossip 诽谤性质的流言
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libellousAnother problem is its political partisanship, which has led to reporting which is quite often libellous.
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libellous
libellous British English, libelous American English /ˈlaɪbələs/ adjective
containing untrue written statements about someone which could make other people have a bad opinion of them ⇨ slanderous:
    libellous gossip


li·bel·lous (especially US li·bel·ous) BrE /ˈlaɪbələs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlaɪbələs/ 🔊 adjectivecontaining a libel about sb 含有诽谤性文字的a libellous statement诽谤性的声明