Definition of censorious in English:

censorious

adjective sɛnˈsɔːrɪəssɛnˈsɔriəs

Severely critical of others.
爱挑剔的；吹毛求疵的；苛刻批评的
censorious champions of morality
Example sentencesExamples
- The Church of Scotland's preaching and doctrine emphasised a believer's personal relationship with God, but it was often regarded as being stifling and censorious, and too keen on banning what might divert from the spiritual.
- Both sides were equally censuring and censorious in their own ways.
- Even so censorious a critic as Ruskin saw them as useful in an age hungry for popular information.
- The Capital's restaurant is the proud recipient of two Michelin stars, and head chef Eric Chavot's innovative style has been praised by even the most censorious of critics.
- But I do remember the whole censorious tone in which the company's statement was read out - when the BBC could so easily have taken the opportunity to actually educate the kids in this small but quite useful fact of pricing.
- The board is certainly less censorious than ever before: so far this year it has considered 150 films and cut just three, plus 2,262 videos, of which it demanded changes in only 95.
- Just as Hugh Hefner relied on censorious foes to elevate his stature, Sports Illustrated has cultivated its own opposition to enhance its probity; the magazine is sporting about its own critics.
- It is a great irony that university liberals - who advertise themselves as avatars of open-mindedness - have let themselves become censorious and intolerant in these harsh ways.
- In today's censorious and disapproving cultural climate, however, the authorities are reluctant to leave this ‘problem’ alone.
- The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education said UCSD's reading of the USA Patriot act was laughably censorious.
- But today the implications of such a conflation of different levels of criticism and prejudice are dangerously censorious.
- Although he insisted that he meant nothing censorious by his remarks, and that he is in favour of Israeli policy being ‘debated freely and civilly’, his words have had a chilling effect on political discourse.
- The decision to recall the journal and suppress this article is about as far from the principle of academic freedom as you can get, and I hope that the censorious little fascists responsible suffer for it.
- Its four young film-makers decided in 1996 to produce an ‘underground’ film that broke free of all the rules of film production under the censorious New Order.
- Some 80 years later, Sheridan cleaned it up in a version called A Trip to Scarborough to suit a more censorious climate but happily retained ‘stap my vitals’ while adding one or two coinages of his own.
- She became pregnant, but in the 1940s the censorious attitudes of society made it impossible for her to keep the child when she was living in an environment where her pregnancy would be known and she would be ostracised.
- That the ‘new openness’ is driven more by official doubt than by a clamour for liberation is clear from the fact that the BBFC remains petty and censorious - but only on what it considers to be safer ground.
- Otherwise, on whose authority do those censorious correspondents write who continually fret and complain because a dynamic world language cannot be constrained within the dilapidated palisade of their rusty rules?
- How do you tell someone you're disappointed in them without sounding like a patronising censorious cow?
- This tactic may indicate the weakness of the arguments put forward by Lomborg's critics, but in today's censorious climate it can be effectively used to silence any real debate.
Synonyms
hypercritical, overcritical, severely critical, disapproving, condemnatory, condemning, castigatory, denunciatory, deprecatory, disparaging, unforgiving, reproachful, reproving, censuring, captious, fault-finding, carping, cavilling, full of reproof, vituperative
Scottish &amp Irish pass-remarkable

Derivatives

censoriously

adverb

‘Advertisers, don't be ignorant,’ he warns censoriously.
Example sentencesExamples
- Now, extra marital affairs are regarded much more censoriously than homosexuality.
- Scattered disapproving murmurs buzzed around the classroom, the pupils shaking their head censoriously.
- Many reject nonfiction prose (biographies, autobiographies, documentaries, etc.) censoriously on the grounds that the works are legendary, mythical and/or apocryphal.
- Twenty years later, when his brief essay was collected, he asked the editor to note that he now viewed Kipling ‘less censoriously and with more affectionate admiration.’

censoriousness

noun sɛnˈsɔːrɪəsnəssɛnˈsɔriəsnəs

If inclined to the characteristic excesses of the period (hard drinking, gambling, promiscuity), his view of the world depicted its manners, vices, politics, and incidents, but without censoriousness.
Example sentencesExamples
- In these two cases, the UK is exactly equidistant from the tolerance of France and the censoriousness of the US.
- Finally, Vera, who judges no one, meets the forces of censoriousness.
- Not only is his play anti-puritanical, but it recognizes without censoriousness the strength of the sexual urge and the intense pleasure it offers.
- As a group they are keen to move away from the moral censoriousness and free market zealotry which are typical of older Tories.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin censorius (from censor ‘magistrate ’) + -ious.

Rhymes

glorious, laborious, meritorious, notorious, uproarious, uxorious, vainglorious, victorious

Definition of censorious in US English:

censorious

adjectivesɛnˈsɔriəssenˈsôrēəs

Severely critical of others.
爱挑剔的；吹毛求疵的；苛刻批评的
modest, charitable in his judgments, never censorious, Jim carried tolerance almost too far
Example sentencesExamples
- The decision to recall the journal and suppress this article is about as far from the principle of academic freedom as you can get, and I hope that the censorious little fascists responsible suffer for it.
- The board is certainly less censorious than ever before: so far this year it has considered 150 films and cut just three, plus 2,262 videos, of which it demanded changes in only 95.
- It is a great irony that university liberals - who advertise themselves as avatars of open-mindedness - have let themselves become censorious and intolerant in these harsh ways.
- Both sides were equally censuring and censorious in their own ways.
- This tactic may indicate the weakness of the arguments put forward by Lomborg's critics, but in today's censorious climate it can be effectively used to silence any real debate.
- That the ‘new openness’ is driven more by official doubt than by a clamour for liberation is clear from the fact that the BBFC remains petty and censorious - but only on what it considers to be safer ground.
- The Capital's restaurant is the proud recipient of two Michelin stars, and head chef Eric Chavot's innovative style has been praised by even the most censorious of critics.
- But today the implications of such a conflation of different levels of criticism and prejudice are dangerously censorious.
- Just as Hugh Hefner relied on censorious foes to elevate his stature, Sports Illustrated has cultivated its own opposition to enhance its probity; the magazine is sporting about its own critics.
- She became pregnant, but in the 1940s the censorious attitudes of society made it impossible for her to keep the child when she was living in an environment where her pregnancy would be known and she would be ostracised.
- How do you tell someone you're disappointed in them without sounding like a patronising censorious cow?
- Otherwise, on whose authority do those censorious correspondents write who continually fret and complain because a dynamic world language cannot be constrained within the dilapidated palisade of their rusty rules?
- But I do remember the whole censorious tone in which the company's statement was read out - when the BBC could so easily have taken the opportunity to actually educate the kids in this small but quite useful fact of pricing.
- Some 80 years later, Sheridan cleaned it up in a version called A Trip to Scarborough to suit a more censorious climate but happily retained ‘stap my vitals’ while adding one or two coinages of his own.
- The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education said UCSD's reading of the USA Patriot act was laughably censorious.
- The Church of Scotland's preaching and doctrine emphasised a believer's personal relationship with God, but it was often regarded as being stifling and censorious, and too keen on banning what might divert from the spiritual.
- Although he insisted that he meant nothing censorious by his remarks, and that he is in favour of Israeli policy being ‘debated freely and civilly’, his words have had a chilling effect on political discourse.
- Even so censorious a critic as Ruskin saw them as useful in an age hungry for popular information.
- Its four young film-makers decided in 1996 to produce an ‘underground’ film that broke free of all the rules of film production under the censorious New Order.
- In today's censorious and disapproving cultural climate, however, the authorities are reluctant to leave this ‘problem’ alone.
Synonyms
hypercritical, overcritical, severely critical, disapproving, condemnatory, condemning, castigatory, denunciatory, deprecatory, disparaging, unforgiving, reproachful, reproving, censuring, captious, fault-finding, carping, cavilling, full of reproof, vituperative

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin censorius (from censor ‘magistrate’) + -ious.

单词	censorious
释义	Definition of censorious in English: censorious adjective sɛnˈsɔːrɪəssɛnˈsɔriəs Severely critical of others. 爱挑剔的；吹毛求疵的；苛刻批评的 censorious champions of morality Example sentencesExamples The Church of Scotland's preaching and doctrine emphasised a believer's personal relationship with God, but it was often regarded as being stifling and censorious, and too keen on banning what might divert from the spiritual. Both sides were equally censuring and censorious in their own ways. Even so censorious a critic as Ruskin saw them as useful in an age hungry for popular information. The Capital's restaurant is the proud recipient of two Michelin stars, and head chef Eric Chavot's innovative style has been praised by even the most censorious of critics. But I do remember the whole censorious tone in which the company's statement was read out - when the BBC could so easily have taken the opportunity to actually educate the kids in this small but quite useful fact of pricing. The board is certainly less censorious than ever before: so far this year it has considered 150 films and cut just three, plus 2,262 videos, of which it demanded changes in only 95. Just as Hugh Hefner relied on censorious foes to elevate his stature, Sports Illustrated has cultivated its own opposition to enhance its probity; the magazine is sporting about its own critics. It is a great irony that university liberals - who advertise themselves as avatars of open-mindedness - have let themselves become censorious and intolerant in these harsh ways. In today's censorious and disapproving cultural climate, however, the authorities are reluctant to leave this ‘problem’ alone. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education said UCSD's reading of the USA Patriot act was laughably censorious. But today the implications of such a conflation of different levels of criticism and prejudice are dangerously censorious. Although he insisted that he meant nothing censorious by his remarks, and that he is in favour of Israeli policy being ‘debated freely and civilly’, his words have had a chilling effect on political discourse. The decision to recall the journal and suppress this article is about as far from the principle of academic freedom as you can get, and I hope that the censorious little fascists responsible suffer for it. Its four young film-makers decided in 1996 to produce an ‘underground’ film that broke free of all the rules of film production under the censorious New Order. Some 80 years later, Sheridan cleaned it up in a version called A Trip to Scarborough to suit a more censorious climate but happily retained ‘stap my vitals’ while adding one or two coinages of his own. She became pregnant, but in the 1940s the censorious attitudes of society made it impossible for her to keep the child when she was living in an environment where her pregnancy would be known and she would be ostracised. That the ‘new openness’ is driven more by official doubt than by a clamour for liberation is clear from the fact that the BBFC remains petty and censorious - but only on what it considers to be safer ground. Otherwise, on whose authority do those censorious correspondents write who continually fret and complain because a dynamic world language cannot be constrained within the dilapidated palisade of their rusty rules? How do you tell someone you're disappointed in them without sounding like a patronising censorious cow? This tactic may indicate the weakness of the arguments put forward by Lomborg's critics, but in today's censorious climate it can be effectively used to silence any real debate. Synonyms hypercritical, overcritical, severely critical, disapproving, condemnatory, condemning, castigatory, denunciatory, deprecatory, disparaging, unforgiving, reproachful, reproving, censuring, captious, fault-finding, carping, cavilling, full of reproof, vituperative Scottish &amp Irish pass-remarkable Derivatives censoriously adverb ‘Advertisers, don't be ignorant,’ he warns censoriously. Example sentencesExamples Now, extra marital affairs are regarded much more censoriously than homosexuality. Scattered disapproving murmurs buzzed around the classroom, the pupils shaking their head censoriously. Many reject nonfiction prose (biographies, autobiographies, documentaries, etc.) censoriously on the grounds that the works are legendary, mythical and/or apocryphal. Twenty years later, when his brief essay was collected, he asked the editor to note that he now viewed Kipling ‘less censoriously and with more affectionate admiration.’ censoriousness noun sɛnˈsɔːrɪəsnəssɛnˈsɔriəsnəs If inclined to the characteristic excesses of the period (hard drinking, gambling, promiscuity), his view of the world depicted its manners, vices, politics, and incidents, but without censoriousness. Example sentencesExamples In these two cases, the UK is exactly equidistant from the tolerance of France and the censoriousness of the US. Finally, Vera, who judges no one, meets the forces of censoriousness. Not only is his play anti-puritanical, but it recognizes without censoriousness the strength of the sexual urge and the intense pleasure it offers. As a group they are keen to move away from the moral censoriousness and free market zealotry which are typical of older Tories. Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin censorius (from censor ‘magistrate ’) + -ious. Rhymes glorious, laborious, meritorious, notorious, uproarious, uxorious, vainglorious, victorious Definition of censorious in US English: censorious adjectivesɛnˈsɔriəssenˈsôrēəs Severely critical of others. 爱挑剔的；吹毛求疵的；苛刻批评的 modest, charitable in his judgments, never censorious, Jim carried tolerance almost too far Example sentencesExamples The decision to recall the journal and suppress this article is about as far from the principle of academic freedom as you can get, and I hope that the censorious little fascists responsible suffer for it. The board is certainly less censorious than ever before: so far this year it has considered 150 films and cut just three, plus 2,262 videos, of which it demanded changes in only 95. It is a great irony that university liberals - who advertise themselves as avatars of open-mindedness - have let themselves become censorious and intolerant in these harsh ways. Both sides were equally censuring and censorious in their own ways. This tactic may indicate the weakness of the arguments put forward by Lomborg's critics, but in today's censorious climate it can be effectively used to silence any real debate. That the ‘new openness’ is driven more by official doubt than by a clamour for liberation is clear from the fact that the BBFC remains petty and censorious - but only on what it considers to be safer ground. The Capital's restaurant is the proud recipient of two Michelin stars, and head chef Eric Chavot's innovative style has been praised by even the most censorious of critics. But today the implications of such a conflation of different levels of criticism and prejudice are dangerously censorious. Just as Hugh Hefner relied on censorious foes to elevate his stature, Sports Illustrated has cultivated its own opposition to enhance its probity; the magazine is sporting about its own critics. She became pregnant, but in the 1940s the censorious attitudes of society made it impossible for her to keep the child when she was living in an environment where her pregnancy would be known and she would be ostracised. How do you tell someone you're disappointed in them without sounding like a patronising censorious cow? Otherwise, on whose authority do those censorious correspondents write who continually fret and complain because a dynamic world language cannot be constrained within the dilapidated palisade of their rusty rules? But I do remember the whole censorious tone in which the company's statement was read out - when the BBC could so easily have taken the opportunity to actually educate the kids in this small but quite useful fact of pricing. Some 80 years later, Sheridan cleaned it up in a version called A Trip to Scarborough to suit a more censorious climate but happily retained ‘stap my vitals’ while adding one or two coinages of his own. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education said UCSD's reading of the USA Patriot act was laughably censorious. The Church of Scotland's preaching and doctrine emphasised a believer's personal relationship with God, but it was often regarded as being stifling and censorious, and too keen on banning what might divert from the spiritual. Although he insisted that he meant nothing censorious by his remarks, and that he is in favour of Israeli policy being ‘debated freely and civilly’, his words have had a chilling effect on political discourse. Even so censorious a critic as Ruskin saw them as useful in an age hungry for popular information. Its four young film-makers decided in 1996 to produce an ‘underground’ film that broke free of all the rules of film production under the censorious New Order. In today's censorious and disapproving cultural climate, however, the authorities are reluctant to leave this ‘problem’ alone. Synonyms hypercritical, overcritical, severely critical, disapproving, condemnatory, condemning, castigatory, denunciatory, deprecatory, disparaging, unforgiving, reproachful, reproving, censuring, captious, fault-finding, carping, cavilling, full of reproof, vituperative Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin censorius (from censor ‘magistrate’) + -ious.
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