Definition of CENSORIOUS

censorious

Adjective Satellite

  • harshly critical or expressing censure
    • "was censorious of petty failings"

Adj

  • Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.
  • Implying or expressing censure.
  • Tending to engage in or support censorship.

Examples

  • censorious remarks

Origin / Etymology

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

Antonyms

uncensorious

Scrabble Score: 12

censorious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
censorious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
censorious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

censorious: valid Words With Friends Word