a. [f. CENSURE v. + -ABLE.] Subject to formal censure; worthy of censure; blamable, culpable; to be found fault with.
1635. Wentworth, in Ellis, Orig. Lett., II. 276, III. 286. I doubte he will lose his place, and be found deeply censurable in the Castle-Chamber.
1644. Bp. Maxwell, Prerog. Chr. Kings, i. 12. The Pope was deposable (not onely censurable) by a Councell.
1693. Apol. Clergy Scot., 35. Ready to censure what is not justly censureable.
1751. Johnson, Rambl., No. 173, ¶ 13. There is no kind of impertinence more justly censurable.
1810. Bentham, Packing (1821), 264. On the declared ground of censurable misconduct.
Hence Censurableness, Censurability, the quality of being censurable; Censurably adv., in a censurable manner.
1654. R. Whitlock, Ζωοτομια, 493 (T.). This and divers other are alike in their Censurablenesse by the unskilfull.
1819. Abeillard & Hel., 321. Its uncharitableness Is full of censurableness.
1884. Philadelphia Public Ledger, 17 April. The fact … adds to their censurability.
1828. D’Israeli, Chas. I., I. vi. 186. That Charles I. was censurably remiss in not hanging all these priests.
1885. Manch. Exam., 10 July, 5/1. No one was … censurably responsible.
