judgmental

American  

[juhj-men-tl] / dʒʌdʒˈmɛn tl /

especially British, judgemental

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.

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judgmental British  

/ dʒʌdʒˈmɛntəl /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• judgmentally adverb
• unjudgmental adjective

Etymology

Origin of judgmental

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

Example Sentences

And that’s not always going to be successful, and you just have to swallow it and keep going and try not to be judgmental of yourself or outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s a treat to watch the magnetic Groff trace an unlikable guy to his idealistic origins, Radcliffe’s face soften from judgmental colleague to wide-eyed hopeful and the wonderful Mendez peel back layers of unrequited love.

From Los Angeles Times

It didn’t matter — it wasn’t me, so I wasn’t listening with judgmental ears.

From Los Angeles Times

You can find cruel, judgmental and unkind people everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal

The wild speculation about the nature of their friendship is ironic when considering that both have built their careers by taking an intrusive, judgmental interest in dictating the personal lives of strangers.

From Salon

Related Words

• subjective