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Censorious
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. 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. Watts.
2. Implying or expressing censure; as, censorious remarks.
Synonyms: Fault-finding; carping; caviling; captious; severe; condemnatory; hypercritical. Cen*so"ri*ous*ly, adv. Cen*so"ri*ous*ness, n.