censorious

[ sen-sawr-ee-uhs, -sohr- ]

/ sɛnˈsɔr i əs, -ˈsoʊr- /

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adjective

severely critical; faultfinding; carping.

Origin of censorious

1530–40; <Latin cēnsōrius of a censor, hence, austere, moral; see censor, -tory¹

OTHER WORDS FROM censorious

cen·so·ri·ous·ly, adverbcen·so·ri·ous·ness, nounan·ti·cen·so·ri·ous, adjectivean·ti·cen·so·ri·ous·ly, adverb

an·ti·cen·so·ri·ous·ness, nounnon·cen·so·ri·ous, adjectivenon·cen·so·ri·ous·ly, adverbnon·cen·so·ri·ous·ness, nouno·ver·cen·so·ri·ous, adjectiveo·ver·cen·so·ri·ous·ly, adverbo·ver·cen·so·ri·ous·ness, nounun·cen·so·ri·ous, adjectiveun·cen·so·ri·ous·ly, adverbun·cen·so·ri·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby censorious

cenote, Cenozoic, cense, censer, censor, censorious, censorship, censurable, censure, census, census taker

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Example sentences from the Web for censorious

Yet jollity and gloom are still at war in our censorious age.
A History of American Fun|Stefan Beck|February 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But amid all the censorious protests against “self-censorship” an important legal principle has been ignored.
Three Cheers for Censorship!|Lee Siegel|August 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I daresay Sri Yukteswar would have been the most sought- after guru in India had his words not been so candid and so censorious.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
It was all very well to say that no profit was made on such sale, the censorious world would not believe it.
Old and New London|Walter Thornbury

They call us uncharitable, and harsh, and censorious, if we doubt anybody's goodness of heart.
Practical Religion|John Charles Ryle
I hope I am not censorious, but—well, that fine at Bowstreet?
Dolly Dialogues|Anthony Hope
"And he never does anything else," said the old lady of the censorious countenance.
Bleak House|Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for censorious

censorious

/ (sɛnˈsɔːrɪəs) /

adjective

harshly critical; fault-finding

Derived forms of censorious

censoriously, adverbcensoriousness, noun

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单词	censorious
释义	censorious [ sen-sawr-ee-uhs, -sohr- ] / sɛnˈsɔr i əs, -ˈsoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR censorious ON THESAURUS.COM adjective severely critical; faultfinding; carping. Origin of censorious 1530–40; <Latin cēnsōrius of a censor, hence, austere, moral; see censor, -tory¹ OTHER WORDS FROM censorious cen·so·ri·ous·ly, adverbcen·so·ri·ous·ness, nounan·ti·cen·so·ri·ous, adjectivean·ti·cen·so·ri·ous·ly, adverb an·ti·cen·so·ri·ous·ness, nounnon·cen·so·ri·ous, adjectivenon·cen·so·ri·ous·ly, adverbnon·cen·so·ri·ous·ness, nouno·ver·cen·so·ri·ous, adjectiveo·ver·cen·so·ri·ous·ly, adverbo·ver·cen·so·ri·ous·ness, nounun·cen·so·ri·ous, adjectiveun·cen·so·ri·ous·ly, adverbun·cen·so·ri·ous·ness, noun Words nearby censorious cenote, Cenozoic, cense, censer, censor, censorious, censorship, censurable, censure, census, census taker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for censorious Yet jollity and gloom are still at war in our censorious age. A History of American Fun\|Stefan Beck\|February 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But amid all the censorious protests against “self-censorship” an important legal principle has been ignored. Three Cheers for Censorship!\|Lee Siegel\|August 30, 2009\|DAILY BEAST I daresay Sri Yukteswar would have been the most sought- after guru in India had his words not been so candid and so censorious. Autobiography of a YOGI\|Paramhansa Yogananda It was all very well to say that no profit was made on such sale, the censorious world would not believe it. Old and New London\|Walter Thornbury They call us uncharitable, and harsh, and censorious, if we doubt anybody's goodness of heart. Practical Religion\|John Charles Ryle I hope I am not censorious, but—well, that fine at Bowstreet? Dolly Dialogues\|Anthony Hope "And he never does anything else," said the old lady of the censorious countenance. Bleak House\|Charles Dickens British Dictionary definitions for censorious censorious / (sɛnˈsɔːrɪəs) / adjective harshly critical; fault-finding Derived forms of censorious censoriously, adverbcensoriousness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to censorious captious, carping, complaining, critical, disparaging, fault-finding, hypercritical, severe, accusatory, overcritical, caviling, chiding, condemnatory, condemning, denouncing, disapproving, reprehending, reproaching
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