judgmental

adjective

judg·​men·​tal ˌjəj-ˈmen-tᵊl 

1

: of, relating to, or involving judgment

a judgmental error

2

: characterized by a tendency to judge harshly

judgmental prigs

judgmentally

ˌjəj-ˈmen-tᵊl-ē 

adverb

Synonyms

• captious
• carping
• caviling
• cavilling
• critical
• faultfinding
• hypercritical
• overcritical
• rejective

Examples of judgmental in a Sentence

He's judgmental about everyone except himself.

You should try to avoid being so judgmental.

Recent Examples on the Web

And no, being judgmental and insensitive doesn’t count. —Varsha Patel, refinery29.com, 16 July 2024

By including himself in the struggle for a more perfect world, Young removed any judgmental undertone that lingered in the song and replaced it with a sublime honesty. —The New Yorker, 15 July 2024

And there are signs the people will be far less judgmental than the media commentator class, with Biden surprisingly up 1% after the debate. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, TIME, 29 June 2024

Horrifically impractical, but excellent for waving about in a judgmental fashion. —Jennifer Culp, Them, 26 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1