Meaning of Censoriousness | Babel Free

Definitions

The state of being censorious.

uncountable

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Examples

“O hovv I curſed the cenſoriouſneſs of this plaguy triumvirate! A parſon, a milliner, and a mantua-maker! The tvvo latter, not more by buſineſs led to adorn the perſon, than generally by ſcandal to deſtroy the reputations of thoſe they have⟳ a mind⟳ to exerciſe their talents upon!”

“There is a dangerous censoriousness pulsing through American society. In small towns and big cities alike, would-be commissars are fighting, in the name⟳ of a distinct minority of Americans, to stifle open⟳ discussion and impose⟳ their views on the community at large. Dissenters, when they speak⟳ out, are hounded, ostracized and sometimes even forced from their jobs.”

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