English Explanatory Dictionary

censorious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.
  2. Implying or expressing censure.
  3. Tending to engage in or support censorship.

Pronunciation

/sɛnˈsɔɹiəs/ en-us-censorious.ogg

Word forms

censorious more censorious most censorious

Etymology

From Latin cēnsōrius (“of or pertaining to a censor; severe”). In sense 3 ("tending to engage in or support censorship"), reanalyzed as censor + -ious.

Synonyms

condemnatory overcritical condemning disapprobatory disapproving censorious damnatory improbatory reprehensive reprehensory censorial

Antonyms

noncensorious uncensorious

Derived words

censoriously censoriousness
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