2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Censorious \Cen*so"ri*ous\, a. [L. censorius pertaining to the
censor. See {Censor}.]
1. Addicted to censure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in
making remarks on others or on their writings or manners.
A dogmatical spirit inclines a man to be consorious
of his neighbors. --Watts.
2. Implying or expressing censure; as censorious remarks.
Syn: Fault-finding; carping; caviling; captious; severe;
condemnatory; hypercritical. -- {Cen*so"ri*ous*ly}, adv
-- {Cen*so"ri*ous*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
censorious
adj : harshly critical or expressing censure; "was censorious of
petty failings"
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