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
Examples of judgmental in a Sentence
He's judgmental about everyone except himself.
You should try to avoid being so judgmental.
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Coordinators shared stories both inspiring and dispiriting, of students and teachers excitedly embracing this more tactile, less judgmental kind of math – and of some administrators who still see math as liver and have resisted the state's efforts to convince them otherwise.
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Cory Turner, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
Piper lingers invisibly at the periphery of the party, though Victoria is right to call her the most judgmental member of the family.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
This is because people are inclined to be critical and judgmental today.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
The old-school formality of the costumes—women in dresses, men with ties—is counterbalanced by the flamboyance of their colors: flaming red, screeching green, lavish blue, acerbic yellow, judgmental white, which inflect the action’s moods and set its tones.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
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Cory Turner, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
Piper lingers invisibly at the periphery of the party, though Victoria is right to call her the most judgmental member of the family.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
This is because people are inclined to be critical and judgmental today.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
The old-school formality of the costumes—women in dresses, men with ties—is counterbalanced by the flamboyance of their colors: flaming red, screeching green, lavish blue, acerbic yellow, judgmental white, which inflect the action’s moods and set its tones.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Judgmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judgmental. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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