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judgmental

[juhj-men-tl]
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adjective
  1. involving the use or exercise of judgment.
  2. tending to make moral judgments: to avoid a judgmental approach in dealing with divorced couples.
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Also especially British, judge·men·tal.

Origin of judgmental

First recorded in 1905–10; judgment + -al1
Related formsjudg·men·tal·ly, adverbun·judg·men·tal, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for unjudgmental

judgmental

judgemental

adjective
  1. of or denoting an attitude in which judgments about other people's conduct are made
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Word Origin and History for unjudgmental

judgmental

adj.

1892, from judgment + -al (1). Meaning "inclined to make moral judgments" is attested from 1952. Related: Judgmentally.

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