adverb
- in a manner that constitutes or contains libel; in a way that makes false and damaging statements about someone
Usage: legal term; formal
Examples
- The newspaper was accused of reporting libelously about the public figure.
- He spoke libelously of his former business partner in the interview.
- The article libelously claimed that she had committed fraud without evidence.
- Publishing such statements libelously exposed the company to a lawsuit.
- The blogger wrote libelously about the celebrity's personal life.