censorious

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɛnˈsɔɹiəs/ Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəs === Adjective === censorious (comparative more censorious, superlative most censorious) Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners. Synonyms: condemnatory, overcritical Implying or expressing censure. Synonyms: condemning, disapprobatory, disapproving; see also Thesaurus:condemnatory (proscribed) Tending to engage in or support censorship. Synonym: censorial ==== Antonyms ==== noncensorious uncensorious ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “censorious”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “censorious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === coenurosis