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Meaning of "censorious" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CENSORIOUS

censorious  [sɛnˈsɔːrɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CENSORIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Censorious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CENSORIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of censorious in the English dictionary

The definition of censorious in the dictionary is harshly critical; fault-finding.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CENSORIOUS


accessorius
ˌæksɛsˈɔːrɪəs
aureus
ˈɔːrɪəs
Boreas
ˈbɔːrɪəs
demeritorious
diːˌmerɪˈtɔːrɪəs
glorious
ˈɡlɔːrɪəs
gressorious
ɡreˈsɔːrɪəs
inglorious
ɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəs
laborious
ləˈbɔːrɪəs
meritorious
ˌmɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəs
Nestorius
nɛˈstɔːrɪəs
notorious
nəʊˈtɔːrɪəs
Pretorius
prɪˈtɔːrɪəs
sartorius
sɑːˈtɔːrɪəs
scorious
ˈskɔːrɪəs
Sertorius
sɜːˈtɔːrɪəs
uncensorious
ˌʌnsenˈsɔːrɪəs
uproarious
ʌpˈrɔːrɪəs
uxorious
ʌkˈsɔːrɪəs
vainglorious
ˌveɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəs
victorious
vɪkˈtɔːrɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CENSORIOUS

cens
cense
censer
censor
censorable
censorial
censorian
censoriously
censoriousness
censorship
censual
censurability
censurable
censurableness
censurably
censure
censure motion
censurer
census
census data

WORDS THAT END LIKE CENSORIOUS

bi-curious
carious
curious
deleterious
delicious
delirious
furious
gregarious
hilarious
illustrious
industrious
injurious
lugubrious
luxurious
mysterious
nefarious
precarious
serious
spurious
various
vicarious

Synonyms and antonyms of censorious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CENSORIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «censorious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of censorious

Translation of «censorious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CENSORIOUS

Find out the translation of censorious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of censorious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «censorious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吹毛求疵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

censurador
570 millions of speakers

English

censorious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सख़्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الانتقادات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

censorious
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

censura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছিদ্রান্বেষী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sévère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Censorious
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

strafend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

口やかましい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

검열
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Censorship
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chỉ trích
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காணுகிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिडचिड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tenkitçi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ipercritico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cenzorskie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

censorious
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nod în papură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φιλοκατήγοροι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vitterig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

censorious
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

censorious
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of censorious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CENSORIOUS»

The term «censorious» is regularly used and occupies the 96.461 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CENSORIOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about censorious

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CENSORIOUS»

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A Dictionary of the Bengala Language: In which the Words are ...
At. Mi *3f»*rlf»i1, (from this r/preach, and Pwl, «i*<n- cu/ , without or beside this reproachful or censorious language, without or beside these blasphemies. □ awftMtfapW, o. (from MpTO, (Ail reproach, and faH'tf. possessed of), attended with this ...
William Carey, 1825
2
A dictionary of the Bengalee language. 2 vols. [in 3. Vol. 1 ...
(from *«fiw, lAis reproach, and {SfHaJ, possessed of), Attended with this reproachful or censorious language, attended by these blasphemies. MfTJittfss^T , a. (from Jrefjm, this reproach, and tSct*. det- titu'e), free from this reproachful or ...
William Carey, 1825
3
The Works of Charles Dickens: Sketches by Boz
THE CENSORIOUS YOUNG GENTLEMAN. 233 seems to be always thinking ill of somebody, which is precisely the sort of character the censorious young gentleman is most desirous to establish; wherefore he says, "Oh, dear, no," in a tone, ...
Charles Dickens, 1910
4
A Practical Commentary on the Gospel According to St. Matthew
In the very same measure in which the censorious man metes out his judgements on others shall the judgements of others be meted out to him ; just as Haman was hanged on his own gallows. Sooner or later the judgement of the wise man ...
James Morison, 1899
5
The Centenary edition of the works of Charles Dickens
THE CENSORIOUS YOUNG GENTLEMAN. 227 seems to be always thinking ill of somebody, which is precisely the sort of character the censorious young gentleman is most desirous to establish ; wherefore he says, " Oh, dear, no," in a tone, ...
Charles Dickens, 1910
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The works of Charles Dickens
THE CENSORIOUS YOUNG GENTLEMAN. 233 seems to be always thinking ill of somebody, which is precisely the sort of character the censorious young gentleman is most desirous to establish; wherefore he says, "Oh, dear, no," in a tone, ...
Charles Dickens, Andrew Lang, 1900
7
Sketches by Boz: Illustrative of Every-day Life and ...
THE CENSORIOUS YOUNG GENTLEMAN. 233 seems to be always thinking ill of somebody, which is precisely the sort of character the censorious young gentleman is most desirous to establish ; wherefore he says, " Oh, dear, no," in a tone, ...
Charles Dickens, Andrew Lang, 1898
8
The Works of Charles Dickens in Thirty-four [i.e. ...
THE CENSORIOUS YOUNG GENTLEMAN. 233 seems to be always thinking ill of somebody, which is precisely the sort of character the censorious young gentleman is most desirous to establish ; wherefore he says, " Oh, dear, no," in a tone, ...
Charles Dickens, 1868
9
Sketches by Boz, Vol. II ~ Paperbound ~ Paperbound
seems to be always thinking ill of somebody, which is precisely the sort of character the censorious young gentleman is most desirous to establish; wherefore he says, "Oh, dear, no," in a tone, obviously intended to mean, "You have me there," ...
Charles Dickens
10
Works
THE CENSORIOUS YOUNG GENTLEMAN. 233 seems to be always thinking ill of somebody, which is precisely the sort of character the censorious young gentleman is most desirous to establish ; wherefore he says, " Oh, dear, no," in a tone, ...
Charles Dickens, 1907

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CENSORIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term censorious is used in the context of the following news items.
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#RedditRevolt is harassment dressed up as free speech
The poster girl for #RedditRevolt is “Chairman Pao,” a mock-up of the Interim Reddit CEO as a censorious Communist overlord. The decision to ... «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»
2
From Sunny Leone to swear words, Pahlaj Nihalani censors it all
Under its current chairperson, Pahlaj Nihalani, the CBFC is working hard to live up to its unofficial title, functioning more like a "Censorious ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
3
Ellen Pao, Interim Reddit CEO, Apologizes After Site Users Revolt
Many criticized the new policy as censorious, and an example of political correctness run amok. Related Stories: Obama Pens Personal Thank ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
4
Is China Trying to Co-opt Ai Weiwei?
The Chinese government might be relaxing its censorious attitude toward Ai Weiwei. According to The Art Newspaper, Wei has had four solo ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
5
Former Archbishop of Canterbury on Social Issues Such as …
"Censorious Presbyterians attacked greed and avarice with a special vengeance, as the sins that prompted Eve to reach for the forbidden fruit ... «Gospel Herald, Jul 15»
6
Julian Assange, Edward Snowden helping our enemies
Iran and North Korea practise even more censorious forms of electronic surveillance over their citizens. Are these not the mass surveillance ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
7
Last week on the colony: Monday, July 6
The fact that all the folks Vavra thinks are the most censorious offenders are all women (myself included) is something Totilo notices but does ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»
8
The Christian Roots of Modern Environmentalism
Censorious Presbyterians attacked greed and avarice with a special vengeance, as the sins that prompted Eve to reach for the forbidden fruit ... «TIME, Jul 15»
9
Suswam Denies Beating Wife, Arrest in London
... and slander almost too far in their latest cock and bull stories,” adding that it was “true to type of their censorious and contrarian disposition.”. «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
10
Lesson of the Irish marriage referendum: don't bet against drag …
... the referendum for fostering – some critics say – a censorious atmosphere that prevented debate moderators from correcting bluntly the false ... «IrishCentral, Jul 15»

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