CENSORIOUS


Meaning of CENSORIOUS in English

/ senˈsɔːriəs; NAmE / adjective

( formal ) tending to criticize people or things a lot

SYN critical

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin censorius (from censor magistrate + -ious .

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