censorious

cen·so·ri·ous

C0195800 (sĕn-sôr′ē-əs)adj.1. Tending to censure; critical.2. Expressing censure.

[Latin cēnsōrius, of a censor, from cēnsor, Roman censor; see censor.]

cen·so′ri·ous·ly adv.cen·so′ri·ous·ness n.

censorious

(sɛnˈsɔːrɪəs) adjharshly critical; fault-finding cenˈsoriously adv cenˈsoriousness n

cen•so•ri•ous

(sɛnˈsɔr i əs, -ˈsoʊr-)

adj. severely critical; faultfinding; carping. [1530–40; < Latin cēnsōrius of a censor; see censor, -tory¹, -ous] cen•so′ri•ous•ly, adv. cen•so′ri•ous•ness, n.

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Adj.

censorious - harshly critical or expressing censure; "was censorious of petty failings"critical - marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude"

censorious

adjective critical, severe, carping, disapproving, scathing, disparaging, judgmental, cavilling, condemnatory, fault-finding, captious He is too judgmental and censorious for my liking.

censorious

adjectiveInclined to judge too severely:captious, carping, critical, faultfinding, hypercritical, overcritical.

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censor

(ˈsensə) noun1. an official who examines films etc and has the power to remove any of the contents which might offend people. Part of his film has been banned by the censor. （电影等）审查官 2. an official (eg in the army) who examines letters etc and removes information which the authorities do not wish to be made public for political reasons etc. （信件等）检查员 verbThis film has been censored; The soldiers' letters are censored.审查cenˈsorious (-ˈsoː-) adjective very critical. She is censorious about the behaviour of young people.爱挑剔的ˈcensorship noun the policy of censoring. Some people disapprove of censorship. 审查（制度）

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adj critical

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adj inclined to judge too severely

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adj harshly critical or expressing censure

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