censorious
/sɛnˈsɔɹiəs/adjective
censorious is spelled C-E-N-S-O-R-I-O-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, censorious means “Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in censorious?
| Letters | 10: C-E-N-S-O-R-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is censorious?
Censorious appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce censorious?
- /sɛnˈsɔɹiəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-censorious.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of censorious
- more censorious comparative
- most censorious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does censorious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.
- 2
Implying or expressing censure.
censorious remarks
- 3
proscribedTending to engage in or support censorship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Censorious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense apt to condemn:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | tadelsüchtig |
| Spanish | censorio, censorino |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does censorious come from?
From Latin cēnsōrius (“of or pertaining to a censor; severe”). In sense 3 ("tending to engage in or support censorship"), reanalyzed as censor + -ious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).