censorious

(sĕn-sôr'ē-əs, -sōr'-)
adj.

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

[Latin cēnsōrius, of a censor, from cēnsor, Roman censor. See censor.]

censoriously cen·so'ri·ous·ly adv.
censoriousness cen·so'ri·ous·ness n.

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adjective

Inclined to judge too severely: captious, carping, critical, faultfinding, hypercritical, overcritical. See praise/blame.

adj

Definition: very critical
Antonyms: complimentary, encouraging, flattering, laudatory, praising

For a list of words related to censorious, see:

• Demanding, Critical, Calculating, or Selfish
• Disapproval, Disrespect, and Denial - censorious: (adj) given to censure

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fordømmende

Nederlands (Dutch)
overmatig kritisch

Français (French)
adj. - sévère, critique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kritisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - στηλιτευτικός, επικριτικός

Italiano (Italian)
ipercritico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - crítico, censurador

Русский (Russian)
придирчивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - censurador, reprobador

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kritisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
受批判的, 挑剔的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 受批判的, 挑剔的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 검열관 같은, 비판적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 検閲官のような, 非難を表わす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شديد اللوم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ביקורתי, מחפש פגמים‬

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