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censorious

cen·so·rious

UK/sɛnˈsɔɹiəs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

harshly critical or expressing censure

  • “was censorious of petty failings”
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Origin

From Latin cēnsōrius (“of or pertaining to a censor; severe”). In sense 3 ("tending to engage in or support censorship"), reanalyzed as censor + -ious.

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