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Definition of Censoriously
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Censoriously
Literary usage of Censoriously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1856)
"Niebuhr further says, censoriously, that " his mute has no heart." 3. ...
He should have stopped here ; but he goes on to say censoriously, "and when this U ..."
2. Sabbath evening readings on the New Testament by John Cumming (1861)
"The want of humility showed itself in that prone- ness to judge censoriously of
others. Here was a twofold expression of the want of humility, in reference ..."
3. A practical commentary on the Gospel according to st. Mark by James Morison (1882)
"They were censoriously presumptuous in rushing to the conclusion that the wonderful
... Why not justly judge of Him by His works, instead of censoriously ..."
4. The American Revolution by George Otto Trevelyan (1905)
"American Whigs, — when they came to understand the full consequences of the step
which Howe had taken, — were not disposed censoriously to examine his ..."
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