Detractive
Detractive adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.
Libellous and detractive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Libellous" instead an adjective "Detractive".
Libellous
Libellous adjective - (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign.
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Synonyms for Libellous
Detractive and libellous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detractive" instead an adjective "Libellous".
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Related pairs
- offensive and detractive
- offensive and libellous
- insulting and detractive
- insulting and libellous
- deprecatory and detractive
- deprecatory and libellous
- depreciative and detractive
- depreciative and libellous
- disparaging and detractive
- disparaging and libellous
- pejorative and detractive
- pejorative and libellous
- scurrilous and detractive
- scurrilous and libellous
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