Syn. -- Fault-finding; carping; caviling; captious; severe; condemnatory; hypercritical.
-- Cen*so"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Cen*so"ri*ous*ness, n.
Cen"sor*ship (?), n. The office or power of a censor; as, to stand for a censorship. Holland.
The press was not indeed at that moment under a general censorship.
Macaulay.
Cen"su*al (?), a. [L. censualis, fr. census.] Relating to, or containing, a census.
He caused the whole realm to be described in a censual roll.
Sir R. Baker.
Cen"sur*a*ble (?), a. Deserving of censure; blamable; culpable; reprehensible; as, a censurable person, or censurable conduct.
-- Cen"sur*a*bleness, n. -- Cen"sur*a*bly, adv.
Cen"sure (?), n. [L. censura fr. censere: cf. F. censure. Cf. Censor.] 1. Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion. [Obs.]
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
Shak.
2. The act of blaming or finding fault with and condemning as wrong; reprehension; blame.
Both the censure and the praise were merited.
Macaulay.