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How to pronounce censorious

“censorious” pronunciation in real English speech

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“censorious” in real sentences

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  1. It's very dangerous to be censorious as well.

    British Library

  2. We grow censorious and deeply disapproving of certain kinds of behavior and people.

    The School of Life

  3. the style manuals that um that that uh I consume have a kind of stern censorious

    Intelligence Squared

  4. would be drab stale it would be conformist it would be censorious and it would be

    Oxford Union

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