censorial

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˌsɛnˈsɔɹi.əl/ (US)

Definition of censorial

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Relating to a censor.
    “1749, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, Letters to His Son Nothing less than the relation between you and me can possibly authorize that freedom; but fortunately for you, my parental rights, joined to my censorial powers, give it me in its fullest extent, and my concern for you will make me exert it.”
    “The printing department has no censorial powers. It is bound to print all that is offered it, ...”
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adj

  1. Relating to a censor.
    “1749, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, Letters to His Son Nothing less than the relation between you and me can possibly authorize that freedom; but fortunately for you, my parental rights, joined to my censorial powers, give it me in its fullest extent, and my concern for you will make me exert it.”
    “The printing department has no censorial powers. It is bound to print all that is offered it, ...”
  2. Relating to censorship.
    “Pornography is not the real issue, abuse is. If Ms. Dworkin were serious, she would admit that this is the real thrust of her argument. Instead, she regularly slanders women and proposes prohibitive and censorial legislation.”

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Etymology

From Latin cēnsōrius + -al. By surface analysis, censor + -ial.

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