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Letter "C" » censorious
«Knowledge without wisdom may be soon discerned; it is usually curious and censorious»
Author: Thomas Manton
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censorious
«RIBALDRY, n. Censorious language by another concerning oneself.»
«RIBROASTER, n. Censorious language by oneself concerning another. The word is of classical refinement, and is even said to have been used in a fable by Georgius Coadjutor, one of the most fastidious writers of the fifteenth century --commonly, indeed, regarded as the founder of the Fastidiotic School.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
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censorious, coadjutor, fastidious, fifteenth century
«IMBECILITY, n. A kind of divine inspiration, or sacred fire affecting censorious critics of this dictionary.»
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