Anita Brookner

I'm not very popular, because they're bleak and they're mournful and all the rest of it and I get censorious reviews. But I'm only writing fiction. I'm not making munitions, so I think it's acceptable.

English Historian

Joshua Cohen

Taking trains and trams in Berlin, I noticed people reading. Books, I mean - not pocket-size devices that bleep as if censorious, on which even Shakespeare scans like a spreadsheet.

American Writer

Roger Scruton

The rude, raw, 'let it all hang out' freedom of the Californian hippies was in fact the most censorious and oppressive of societies that I have encountered.

English Philosopher

Nick Clegg

I am quite strict as a dad but I don't want to be censorious.

British Politician

Implies disapproval and is often used to describe someone who is unkind or harsh in their judgments.

Negative Implication

Understand that 'censorious' is different from constructive criticism. 'Censorious' lacks the intent to help improve.

Constructive vs. Destructive

'Censorious' carries emotional weight and can be seen as personal. Use it carefully to avoid offending.