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cen·so·ri·ous
/
sɛnˈsɔr
i
əs, -ˈsoʊr-
/
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[
sen-
sawr
-ee-
uh
s, -
sohr
-
]
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adjective
severely critical; faultfinding; carping.
Origin:
1530–40;
<
Latin
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
an·ti·cen·so·ri·ous,
adjective
an·ti·cen·so·ri·ous·ly,
adverb
an·ti·cen·so·ri·ous·ness,
noun
non·cen·so·ri·ous,
adjective
non·cen·so·ri·ous·ly,
adverb
non·cen·so·ri·ous·ness,
noun
o·ver·cen·so·ri·ous,
adjective
o·ver·cen·so·ri·ous·ly,
adverb
o·ver·cen·so·ri·ous·ness,
noun
un·cen·so·ri·ous,
adjective
un·cen·so·ri·ous·ly,
adverb
un·cen·so·ri·ous·ness,
noun
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censorious
(sɛnˈsɔːrɪəs)
—
adj
harshly critical; fault-finding
cen'soriously
—
adv
cen'soriousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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censorious
1536, from L. censorius "pertaining to a censor," from censor (see
censor
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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