# censorious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /sɛnˈsɔɹiəs/

## Definitions
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.
3. Tending to engage in or support censorship.

## Etymology
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
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/censorious