judgmental

especially British, judge·men·tal

[juhj-men-tl]

adjective

1. involving the use or exercise of judgment.

2. tending to make quick and excessively critical judgments, especially moral ones.

   to avoid a judgmental approach in dealing with divorced couples.

judgmental

/ dʒʌdʒˈmɛntəl /

adjective

1. of or denoting an attitude in which judgments about other people's conduct are made

Other Word Forms

• judgmentally adverb
• unjudgmental adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of judgmental¹

First recorded in 1905–10; judgment + -al ¹

Example Sentences

We could call that bad conscience, but why be judgmental?

From Salon

There is "an increasingly judgmental discourse among parents," she argued.

From BBC

Super scary, and we love being judgmental of the parenting done by the one couple that have their kids there with them.

From Los Angeles Times

For other patients, judgmental remarks from providers aggravate the effects of physical pain by making patients feel ashamed of or even responsible for it.

From Salon

“Places can be very bougie when it comes to skincare. I feel like those places tend to be pretty judgmental,” said Preciado as his skin began to tighten into scale-like formations as the paste dried.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• subjective