- cen|so´ri|ous|ly
- cen|so|ri|ous «sehn SR ee uhs, -SOHR-», adjective.too ready to find fault; severely critical. SYNONYM(S): hypercritical, carping.–cen|so´ri|ous|ly, adverb.–cen|so´ri|ous|ness, noun.
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cen|so|ri|ous — «sehn SR ee uhs, SOHR », adjective. too ready to find fault; severely critical. SYNONYM(S): hypercritical, carping. –cen|so´ri|ous|ly, adverb. –cen|so´ri|ous|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
cen|so´ri|ous|ness — cen|so|ri|ous «sehn SR ee uhs, SOHR », adjective. too ready to find fault; severely critical. SYNONYM(S): hypercritical, carping. –cen|so´ri|ous|ly, adverb. –cen|so´ri|ous|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
cen·so·ri·ous — … Useful english dictionary
censorious — cen·so·ri·ous … English syllables
censoriously — cen·so·ri·ous·ly … English syllables
censorious — cen•so•ri•ous [[t]sɛnˈsɔr i əs, ˈsoʊr [/t]] adj. severely critical; faultfinding; carping • Etymology: 1530–40; < L cēnsōrius of a censor; see censor, tory I, ous cen•so′ri•ous•ly, adv. cen•so′ri•ous•ness, n … From formal English to slang
censorious — cen|so|ri|ous [senˈso:riəs] adj formal criticizing and expressing disapproval ▪ His tone was censorious. >censoriously adv >censoriousness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
censorious — cen|so|ri|ous [ sen sɔriəs ] adjective FORMAL always wanting to criticize other people or ideas and find faults in them … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
censoriousness — cen·so·ri·ous·ness … English syllables
central nervous system — cen′tral nerv′ous sys tem n. anat. the part of the nervous system comprising the brain and spinal cord • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
