libellous vs libelous

libellous and libelous both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, libellous and libelous are synonyms defined as:

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

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

libellous (adjective)	libelous (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