Contemptuous
Contemptuous adjective - Feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern.
Libellous and contemptuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Libellous" instead an adjective "Contemptuous".
Libellous
Libellous adjective - (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign.
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Synonyms for Libellous
Contemptuous and libellous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contemptuous" instead an adjective "Libellous".
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Related pairs
- rude and contemptuous
- rude and libellous
- disrespectful and contemptuous
- disrespectful and libellous
- offensive and contemptuous
- offensive and libellous
- opprobrious and contemptuous
- opprobrious and libellous
- insulting and contemptuous
- insulting and libellous
- scornful and contemptuous
- scornful and libellous
- sarcastic and contemptuous
- sarcastic and libellous
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