Unscramble

l 1 i 1 b 3 e 1 l 1 o 1 u 1 s 1

8 letters · 10 points in Scrabble

Meaning

adjective (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

originEtymology tree English libel Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English libelous From libel + -ous.

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