censoriousness
i adjective
severely critical; faultfinding; carping.
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| —adj | |
| harshly critical; fault-finding | |
| cen'soriously | |
| —adv | |
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| censorious (sɛnˈsɔːrɪəs) | |
| —adj | |
| harshly critical; fault-finding | |
| cen'soriously | |
| —adv | |
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censorious
1536, from L. censorius "pertaining to a censor," from censor (see censor).
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