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judgmental Definition

judg·men·tal (juj ment'l)

adjective

  1. of or having to do with the exercise of judgment
  2. making or tending to make judgments as to value, importance, etc., often specif., judgments considered to be lacking in tolerance, compassion, objectivity, etc.

judgmental Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • critic: This provides and elegant and classically styled dial, which never fails to satisfy even the most judgmental of design critics.

Preposition: in

  • way: They are not judgmental in any way and SM should not use them to provide information to be used in disciplining teachers.

Modifies a noun

  • attitude: It urges against treating parents of such children with a judgmental attitude.
  • approach: The project uses early intervention, harm reduction and a non- judgmental approach to the work.
  • way: A less judgmental way of looking at him is that he was damn good at what he did.
  • area: This would help to ensure that there is consistency of interpretation over what is potentially a rather subjective and judgmental area of implementation.
  • comment: Tho we will share writing done in the workshop, we shanât be trying to make judgmental comments.
  • environment: We offer emotional and psychological support in a confidential and non judgmental environment.

Modifying Another Word

  • too: They say that women are too judgmental, where, of course, men are just grateful.
  • very: It's something I'm not very judgmental about, at all.
  • not: This was to be a constructive process conducted in a way that was not judgmental.
  • often: Love is gladdened by goodness and always slow to expose and eager to believe the best but we are often judgmental.
  • hugely: Again, hugely judgmental if the book fails the test; but Elucidatory if the book is allowed to dictate its own esthetics.
  • never: Steve was never judgmental and never showed the slightest hint of the arrogance to which he would have been fully entitled.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: In our reading today we hear how Paul became judgmental of a young man named John Mark.
  • seem: The Lilly quotes are somewhat useful but seem more judgmental than descriptive; there must be some purpose to the phlegmatic type.