Censurously

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. Marked by a strong inclination to express disapproval and critique actions or opinions
2. Exhibiting a habit of judging or condemning others' behavior or viewpoints harshly
3. Showing a tendency to find fault and express displeasure towards actions or thoughts

Etymology: The Roman censor was a magistrate who counted citizens and assessed their property, and the Latin verb "censere" meant to estimate or judge, whether a horse's value or a person's conduct. Rating someone's worth slid into pronouncing a verdict on their behaviour, and that verdict is what "censure" names in English. "Censurous" adds the suffix "-ous" to describe someone given to such verdicts, and "-ly" turns it into an adverb. So the word describes doing something in the manner of a person who habitually finds fault. Its close relative "censorious" comes from the same Latin root through "censor", so the two are variants of one family rather than separate coinages.

Synonyms: critically, disapprovingly, judgmentally

Antonyms: approvingly, favorably