CENSORIOUS


Meaning of CENSORIOUS in English

(ˈ)sen|sōrēəs, -ȯr- adjective

Etymology: Latin censorius of a censor, from censor — more at censor

: marked by or given to censure or an inclination to discover and severly condemn especially social, moral, or artistic errors

one who thus berated pope and clergy might be censorious of princes — H.O.Taylor

even the most censorious could find nothing to complain of — Samuel Butler †1902

Synonyms: see critical

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