Censorious - English meaning

adjective

Tending to find fault or raise petty objections.

Usage examples:

A captious teacher

adjective

Often expressing criticisms about matters that are not important

verb

Express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.

Usage examples:

The company was heavily censured by inspectors from the department of trade

noun

The formal expression of severe disapproval.

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Two mps were singled out for censure

adjective

Expressing strong disapproval; censorious.

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Condemnatory statements

adjective

Expressing strong criticism or disapproval

Usage examples:

A condemnatory speech/tone, the government is particularly condemnatory of academic elites.

verb

Express complete disapproval of; censure.

Usage examples:

Most leaders roundly condemned the attack

verb

Present participle of condemn

Usage examples:

The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice., the film was condemn…

adjective

Expressing disapproval; disapproving.

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That can seem like a loss of regard for others’ feelings, as if we had become more self-centred, th…

adjective

Showing that you think something is of little value or importance, or that you do not approve of it

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He was forced to resign after making deprecatory remarks about the museum's new exhibits., hardly a…

adjective

Expressing an unfavourable opinion.

Usage examples:

He shot a disapproving glance at her

verb

Have or express an unfavourable opinion.

Usage examples:

Bob strongly disapproved of drinking and driving

adjective

Showing that you feel something or someone is bad or wrong

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A disapproving look

adjective

Expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory.

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Disparaging remarks about council houses

verb

Regard or represent as being of little worth.

Usage examples:

He never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors

adjective

Criticizing someone, in a way that shows you do not respect or value them

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Disparaging remarks

adjective

Excessively and unreasonably critical, especially of small faults.

Usage examples:

He was a sarcastic, hypercritical man

adjective

Extremely critical (= too eager to find mistakes in everything)

adjective

Inclined to find fault too readily.

Usage examples:

She'd been overcritical of margaret

adjective

Expressing disapproval or disappointment.

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She gave him a reproachful look

adjective

Expressing criticism

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Reproachful looks/words

adjective

Conveying or expressing blame or disapproval.

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A reproving glance

verb

Reprimand (someone).

Usage examples:

He was reproved for obscenity

adjective

Showing that you disapprove of someone's bad or silly behaviour

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She threw him an angry and reproving look/glance., his tone was mildly reproving.

adjective

Not willing to forgive or excuse people's faults or wrongdoings.

Usage examples:

He was always a proud and unforgiving man

adjective

Not willing to forgive people for things they do wrong

Usage examples:

My wife is unforgiving by nature., the unforgiving seas make search and rescue very difficult., sat…