censorious

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Many ladies, on these occasions, are so very free, that the censorious will be apt to blame the whole sex for their conduct, and to say, their hearts are as faulty as those of the most culpable men, since they scruple not to shew as much, when they think they cannot be known by their faces.

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  1. adjective Tending to censure; highly critical.
  2. adjective Expressing censure.

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  • Horace must not be thought of, however, as a censorious or carping critic. —  Horace and His Influence
  • As these jokes remained within the confines of her public conduct, typically making fun of her as being prudish or censorious, they were protected by Ms. Rakolta's status as a "limited public figure".
  • Moreover, censorious or not, his view surely represents those of many Darwinist scientists and the Texas State Board of Education should hear that view when deciding how to teach evolution. —  Evolution News & Views
  • That one of the most secretive, censorious, and controlling governments on the planet thinks it has things to learn from —  Chicken Yoghurt
  • A Federal Judge who can't be fired can tell censorious ***** of the left and right to go ***** themselves, and that's a GOOD thing compared to expensive FCC bureaucrats. on 03 / 06 / 2009, -2 / +2I do not support what you claim I support in your post. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
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  1. Latin cēnsōrius, of a censor, from cēnsor, Roman censor; see censor.

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  1. from Latin censorius, pertaining to a censor, from censor: see censor.
 

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