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censorious


cen·so·ri·ous

adj \sen-ˈsȯr-ē-əs\

Definition of CENSORIOUS

: marked by or given to censure <censorious comments> <a censorious critic>
— cen·so·ri·ous·ly adverb
— cen·so·ri·ous·ness noun
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Examples of CENSORIOUS

  1. The stunt earned her the scorn of her censorious older sister.
  2. I was surprised by the censorious tone of the book review.

Origin of CENSORIOUS

Latin censorius of a censor, from censor
First Known Use: 1536

Rhymes with CENSORIOUS

arboreous, inglorious, laborious, notorious, sartorius, uproarious, uxorious, vainglorious

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