English → Latin
“libellous” in Latin
maledicusslanderous; abusive; scurrilouscontumēliōsusabusive, insolentprobrōsusshameful, ignominiousignōminiōsusdisgraced; disgraceful, shameful, ignominiousiniūriōsuswrongful, criminal; hurtful, noxious; insultingedōto eatfāmōsusfamed, celebrated, noted, renowned, famous; infamous, notorious
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
libellous
*quod infamiam facit flagitiumve alteri (after Cic.); *in infamiam alicujus scriptus, editus, etc., famosus; refertus contumeliis; in cupiditatem alicujus factus (after Cic.); maledicus; contumeliosus; probrosus; ignominiosus; injuriosus. A llibellous letter, litterae in aliquem contumeliosae; epistola plena omnium in aliquem probrorum. A llibellous publication, libellus famosus (Tac., Suet.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for libellous?
- The usual Latin words for “libellous” are maledicus, contumēliōsus, probrōsus; also ignōminiōsus, iniūriōsus, edō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.