"RIBALDRY, n. Censorious language by another concerning oneself.…" — Ambrose Bierce

"RIBALDRY, n. Censorious language by another concerning oneself."

— Ambrose Bierce

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I am quite strict as a dad but I don't want to be censorious. — Nick Clegg
One of the many divine qualities of the Bible is that it does not yield its secrets to the irreverent… — J I Packer
While the censorious man is most severe in judging others, he is invariably the most ready to repel any animadversions… — Elias Lyman Magoon
This is, in theory, still a free country, but our politically correct, censorious times are such that many of us… — Simon Heffer
The spirit of the First Amendment has been effectively repealed for conservative speech by a censorious, accusatory mob. — Ann Coulter
Who are the people, for example, to whom you go for advice? Not to the hard, practical ones who can… — Brenda Ueland
IMBECILITY, n. A kind of divine inspiration, or sacred fire affecting censorious critics of this dictionary. — Ambrose Bierce
I only asked my friends to be friendly and polite, I found them indifferent and censorious; The one I left… — Stevie Smith
The censorious said she slept in a hammock and understood Yeats's poems, but her family denied both stories. — Hector Hugh Munro
RIBROASTER, n. Censorious language by oneself concerning another. The word is of classical refinement, and is even said to have… — Ambrose Bierce

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