denigratory vs libellous

denigratory and libellous both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
denigratory	No	Yes	No	No
libellous	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, denigratory and libellous are synonyms defined as:

denigratory and libellous: (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

Other synonyms of denigratory include calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, libelous, slanderous.

denigratory (adjective)	libellous (adjective)
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign