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CENSORIOUSNESS

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cen⋅so⋅ri⋅ous

  [sen-sawr-ee-uhs, -sohr-]
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–adjective
severely critical; faultfinding; carping.
Origin:
1530–40; < L cēnsōrius of a censor, hence, austere, moral; see censor, -tory 1

Related forms:
cen⋅so⋅ri⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
cen⋅so⋅ri⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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cen·so·ri·ous   (sěn-sôr'ē-əs, -sōr'-)   
adj.  

  1. Tending to censure; highly critical.

  2. Expressing censure.


[Latin cēnsōrius, of a censor, from cēnsor, Roman censor; see censor.]
cen·so'ri·ous·ly adv., cen·so'ri·ous·ness n.
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