censurable

[ sen-sher-uh-buh l ]

/ ˈsɛn ʃər ə bəl /

deserving censure or blame.

Origin of censurable

First recorded in 1625–35; censure + -able

cen·sur·a·ble·ness, cen·sur·a·bil·i·ty, noun cen·sur·a·bly, adverb non·cen·sur·a·ble, adjective non·cen·sur·a·ble·ness, noun

non·cen·sur·a·bly, adverb un·cen·sur·a·ble, adjective

cense, censer, censor, censorious, censorship, censurable, censure, census, census taker, census tract, cent

Nor is there anything unusual or censurable in such an ambition.

The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion, Volume 1 |John Charles Dent
He was not as censurable as he would have been had he not possessed these bad tendencies.

Tom, The Bootblack |Horatio Alger
Other officers were doubtless as censurable as Bowles, but he was the most conspicuous delinquent and became the scapegoat.

The War With Mexico, Volume I (of 2) |Justin H. Smith
An example laudable at Wittenberg could not be censurable in London by those who held Luther excused.

The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon |J.A. Froude

That Sraddha which is censurable, consumeth the performer thereof like fire consuming fuel.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2 |Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

censurable

/ (ˈsɛnʃərəbəl) /

deserving censure, condemnation, or blame

censurableness or censurability, noun censurably, adverb