censoriousPronunciation: /sɛnˈsɔːrɪəs/Definition of censorious adjective severely critical of others:censorious champions of moralityDerivatives censoriously adverb censoriousness noun Origin: mid 16th century: from Latin censorius (from censor ‘magistrate’) + -iouscensorious in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of censorious in the US English dictionary