LIBELOUS

libelous,adj. Constituting or involving libel; defamatory <a libelous newspaper story>. — Also spelled libellous. [Cases: Libel and Slander  6–14. C.J.S. Libel and Slander; Injurious Falsehood§§ 2, 5, 10–12, 17–42, 104.]

[Blacks Law 8th]