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

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

Reality TV is a safe space to be judgmental, and “Love Is Blind” offers us an expansive, cushioned one.

From Salon

But then how can they be judgmental at all of the way that I spend the money that I rightfully, lawfully earn at my job?

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• subjective