CENSORIOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Harshly critical or expressing censure

Example:

was censorious of petty failings

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

critical (marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws)

Derivation:

censor (someone who censures or condemns)

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