censorious

/sen-ˈsȯr-ē-əs/

borrowed from Latin cēnsōrius "of a censor, severe," derivative of cēnsor

adjective

  1. marked by or given to censure

censorious comments

critical hypercritical faultfinding captious carping censorious mean inclined to look for and point out faults and defects. critical may also imply an effort to see a thing clearly and truly in order to judge it fairly. hypercritical suggests a tendency to judge by unreasonably strict standards.