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Censorious Definition & Meaning

censorious
adjective
  1. harshly critical or expressing censure; "was censorious of petty failings"

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What does censorious mean?
harshly critical or expressing censure; "was censorious of petty failings"
What part of speech is censorious?
Censorious is an adjective.

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