censorious
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9.3
- adjective
- /sɛnˈsɔriəs/
- Formal
:
censorial
- The film received a censorious review, condemning its portrayal of social issues.
- more censorious
But they're able to portray the left as the scolding, censorious school teachers.
- But they're able to portray the left as the scolding, censorious school teachers.
- I don't wish to be censorious about individuals.
- But there's something on the left at the moment which is censorious, hysterical.
- So where are we in the current cycle of censorious behavior?
- So what it's going to do is it will make those platforms more censorious because they'll want to avoid getting fined.
Examples
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Coleman Silk and his wife, Iris, were betrayed by the moral stupidity of a censorious and coercive community.
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"His tone was censorious."
Fiction book (1992) -
Japanese media people, according to the data, are not especially censorious.
Academic text (1999) -
I don't wish to be censorious about individuals.
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Successful collaboration depends upon the ability to learn together rather than to take a prescriptive and censorious attitude.
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"Why not?" Offended by both the query and his censorious tone, she said, "I'm not one of those women who screams at every little thing."
Fiction book (1991) -
Buck's increasingly roseate view of her adopted land contrasted with her increasingly censorious view of her own.
Academic text (2003) -
Eulalie was mournful and Pauline was censorious about something else altogether.
Fiction book (1991) -
The teacher's censorious comments made the students feel discouraged about their work.
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His censorious nature often led him to criticize others for their choices without offering support.
Synonyms
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6.9
Expressing an insulting, disrespectful view of someone or something
19
7.7
Very strong, harsh criticism that hurts or shocks people
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8.0
Too quick to find small faults and judge people or things
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6.5
Showing disapproval in voice or look
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7.9
Showing strong disapproval of someone or something
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6.4
Too quick to find fault with other people or their work
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9.9
Making people feel ashamed in public with strong criticism
Giving unfair critical comments that make someone seem worse
To say bad things about someone or something to show disapproval
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Censorious comes from the Latin root censere, meaning 'to judge', and is the same root as censor and censure, words about judging or criticizing. So, a censorious person is quick to find faults and to criticize others harshly.