"censorious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /sɛnˈsɔɹiəs/ Audio: en-us-censorious.ogg [US] Forms: more censorious [comparative], most censorious [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəs Etymology: From Latin cēnsōrius. In sense 3 ("tending to engage in or support censorship"), reanalyzed as censor + -ious. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|cēnsōrius}} Latin cēnsōrius, {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|censorship}} sense 3, {{suf|en|censor|-ious}} censor + -ious Head templates: {{en-adj}} censorious (comparative more censorious, superlative most censorious)
  1. Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: condemnatory, overcritical Translations (apt to condemn): tuomitseva (Finnish), tadelsüchtig (German)
    Sense id: en-censorious-en-adj-2ZSh2dK6 Disambiguation of Personality: 41 22 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ious Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 4 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ious: 58 15 27 Disambiguation of 'apt to condemn': 86 11 3
  2. Implying or expressing censure. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (implying or expressing censure): suut tukkiva (Finnish), sensuurihenkinen (Finnish), achasánach (Irish)
    Sense id: en-censorious-en-adj-S8b2KSpb Disambiguation of Personality: 41 22 37 Disambiguation of 'implying or expressing censure': 11 87 2
  3. (proscribed) Tending to engage in or support censorship. Tags: proscribed Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-censorious-en-adj-en:censorship Disambiguation of Personality: 41 22 37

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