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censorious
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cen·so·ri·ous  (sn-sôr-s, -sr-)
adj.
1. Tending to censure; highly critical.
2. Expressing censure.
[Latin cnsrius, of a censor, from cnsor, Roman censor; see censor.]
cen·sori·ous·ly adv.
cen·sori·ous·ness n.
censorious
Adjective
harshly critical
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Adj.1.censorious - harshly critical or expressing censure; "was censorious of petty failings"
critical - marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude"


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