CENSORIOUS

censorious. Censorious, a. severe, full of invectives, railing

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Cen‐so″ri‐ous (?), a. [[L. censorius pertaining to the censor. See Censor.]] 1. 1. Addicted to censure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.
A dogmatical spirit inclines a man to be consorious of his neighbors. Watts. 2. 2. Implying or expressing censure; as, censorious remarks.
Syn. — Fault-finding; carping; caviling; captious; severe; condemnatory; hypercritical. — Cen‐so″ri‐ous‐ly, adv. — Cen‐so″ri‐ous‐ness, n.