judgy

[ juhj-ee ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. tending to judge or criticize too quickly and harshly; judgmental:

   I used to be very judgy about other people's children, but that vanished when I had my own adorable monsters.

Word History and Origins

Origin of judgy¹

First recorded in 2005–10; judge ( def ) + -y ¹( def )

Example Sentences

But veganism still suffers from something of a branding issue: It’s often seen as an exclusive, hippie-ish club of well-meaning but judgy disciples, with restrictive diets, who can afford $42 artisanal vegan salami.

From Los Angeles Times

She turns around with a judgy glare.

From Literature

But veganism still suffers from something of a branding issue: It’s often seen as an exclusive, hippie-ish club of well-meaning but judgy disciples, with restrictive diets, who can afford $42 artisanal vegan salami.

From Los Angeles Times

“We’re all silently struggling because the adults are too judgy, biased, scared, busy or unbothered to help us,” Amara said.

From Seattle Times

I'm detecting a similar voice throughout a lot of our more popular works in that genre, which is this really nasty, condescending narrator who you're kind of compelled or are addicted to listening to because she is so mean, and she's so judgy.

From Salon