censurable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English censure Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English censurable From censure + -able.
Meanings
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Deserving of censure; blameworthy.
... and well considered, me thinks this is one of the most censurable parts of this licentiousnesse, in regard it laboureth to taint the whole body of conversation, as it corrupteth the nature of words, which are the Publique Faith, whereupon all innocent discourse must needs trust it selfe, so that this perversion seemeth a publick impediment to the commerce of all vertuous communication ...
1648, Walter Montagu, “Of Scurrility”, in Miscellanea Spiritualia, London: W. Lee, D. Pakeman, and G. Bedell, section 2, page 144:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most censurable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more censurable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
uncensurable · incensurable · censurably · censurableness
Synonyms
culpable · to blame · culpable · reprehensible · to blame · blameworthy · nocent · censurable · at fault · guilty
Translations (4)
fr censurable (deserving of censure) · ca censurable (deserving of censure) · pt censurável (deserving of censure) · es censurable (deserving of censure)