The Collaborative International Dictionary
Censorious \Cen*so"ri*ous\, a. [L. censorius pertaining to the censor. See Censor.]
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Addicted to censure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.
A dogmatical spirit inclines a man to be consorious of his neighbors.
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Implying or expressing censure; as, censorious remarks.
Syn: Fault-finding; carping; caviling; captious; severe; condemnatory; hypercritical. -- Cen*so"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Cen*so"ri*ous*ness, n.
Wiktionary
adv. In a censorious manner.
Usage examples of "censoriously".
It was rather outmoded, and its original blue had faded to an indeterminate gray, but it was quite good enough for blackberrying, and not even Nurse would cry out censoriously if it became stained.
He can't dance attendance on you, because, being who he is, and you who you are, society would raise its brows censoriously.
So that I do this, the manner of it is my own affair, and who presumes to criticize my methods censoriously impugns my honour and affronts me.