censorious
adjective
cen·so·ri·ous
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Definition of censorious
: marked by or given to censure (see censure entry 1 sense 2)
censorious comments a censorious critic
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Examples of censorious in a Sentence
The stunt earned her the scorn of her censorious older sister.
I was surprised by the censorious tone of the book review.
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Williamson does not disappoint for those who are attracted to this work to get the inside scoop on his own brush with the censorious mob that ejected him from a brief tenure at The Atlantic over a ginned-up, intellectually dishonest contretemps. — Noah Rothman, National Review, "Kevin Williamson’s Revolt against the Hivemind," 25 July 2019 The festival has its roots in a competition that began in the 17th century to ensure quality wines from the region, with a grading system that often got censorious — with some winegrowers who didn’t pass muster all but shunned. — Jamey Keaten, chicagotribune.com, "Swiss celebrate once-in-a-generation winegrowers’ fest," 24 July 2019 Many of the censorious open letters that have been signed by academics in recent years share three important features. — The Economist, "“Academic mobbing” undermines open inquiry and destroys the soul of universities," 23 July 2019 The festival has its roots in a competition that began in the 17th century to ensure quality wines from the region, with a grading system that often got censorious — with some winegrowers who didn’t pass muster all but shunned. — Washington Post, "Swiss celebrate once-in-a-generation winegrowers’ festival," 19 July 2019 But, really, what if the judgmental media, from HBO and insensitive pundits to censorious radio stations, had all had their way earlier this year and we were forced to live in a world without Michael Jackson’s great art? — Armond White, National Review, "Yesterday Is Cynical, Fake Nostalgia," 28 June 2019 In the late 1920s and early 1930s, before the enforcement of the censorious Hays Code, film studios competed over whose movies could be the most daring, and delighted in sneaking naughty material past local decency boards. — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, "Sex is disappearing from the big screen, and it’s making movies less pleasurable," 7 June 2019 Still, to current and former staffers, the scrubbing of the Mouw and Graves-Fitzsimmons columns became an example of censorious overreach by an inexperienced publisher and an overzealous board. — Sarah Jones, The New Republic, "Inside the Spectacular Implosion of Religion News Service," 27 Apr. 2018 Perhaps the censorious tone is exaggerated by the translation from the German original, but I was left wondering whether Brunner actually likes birds, bird people, or even people in general. — Richard O. Prum, New York Times, "The Passion and Peril of Birding," 23 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'censorious.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for censorious
censorious
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of censorious
formal
: having or showing a tendency to criticize someone or something severely : very critical
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