CENSORIOUS


Meaning of CENSORIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sen-ˈsȯr-ē-əs ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin censorius of a censor, from censor

Date: 1536

: marked by or given to censure

censorious comments

a censorious critic

Synonyms: see critical

• cen·so·ri·ous·ly adverb

• cen·so·ri·ous·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.