CENSORIOUS


Meaning of CENSORIOUS in English

[ sɛn'sɔ:rɪəs ]

■ adjective severely critical.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

C16: from L. censorius (from censor ‘magistrate’) + -ious .

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