Judgemental


[juhj-men-tl] /dʒʌdʒˈmɛn tl/

adjective
1.
involving the use or exercise of .
2.
tending to make moral :
to avoid a judgmental approach in dealing with divorced couples.
/dʒʌdʒˈmɛntəl/
adjective
1.
of or denoting an attitude in which judgments about other people’s conduct are made
adj.

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

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