judgmental etymology

English word judgmental comes from English judgment, English -al

Detailed word origin of judgmental

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
judgment English (eng) (legal) The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge.. (theology) The final award; the last sentence.. The act of judging.. The conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a decision.. The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty [...]
-al English (eng) (organic chemistry) Forms the names of aldehydes. Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.. Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
judgmental English (eng) (chiefly, of a person) Inclined to pass judgment, critical.. Of or relating to judgment.

Words with the same origin as judgmental

Descendants of -al
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