Affronting
Libellous and affronting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Libellous" instead an adjective "Affronting".
Libellous
Libellous adjective - (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign.
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Synonyms for Libellous
Affronting and libellous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affronting" instead an adjective "Libellous".
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Related pairs
- offensive and affronting
- offensive and libellous
- opprobrious and affronting
- opprobrious and libellous
- insulting and affronting
- insulting and libellous
- contemptuous and affronting
- contemptuous and libellous
- derisive and affronting
- derisive and libellous
- disparaging and affronting
- disparaging and libellous
- scurrilous and affronting
- scurrilous and libellous
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