Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

censorial

/ˌsɛnˈsɔɹi.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: cen-so-ri-al
IPA: /ˌsɛnˈsɔɹi.əl/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a censor.

adj

Relating to censorship.

Example Sentences

"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, ..."
"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."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: la:cēnsōrius

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsɛnˈsɔɹi.əl/

Inflected Forms

more censorial (comparative) most censorial (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

censorious

Rhymes With

memorial editorial territorial tutorial gubernatorial pictorial equatorial senatorial dictatorial directorial boreal combinatorial

Questions

How do you pronounce censorial?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛnˈsɔɹi.əl/.
What does censorial mean?: Relating to a censor.
Where does censorial come from?: From Latin cēnsōrius + -al. By surface analysis, censor + -ial.

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