Thursday, July 24, 2025
The antiquity of the word "judgmental"
Perhaps we need some perspective on the matter, for this is a very recent development. The 1971 edition of the Oxford English Dictionary does not contain the word “judgmental” at all; the closest thing to it is the rare “judgmatical,” with the largely positive meaning of “judicious, discerning.” The next edition of the OED indicates that its first significant appearance with the negative connotation of today was in <>1965<>!—Fleming Rutledge, The Crucifixion, 313 n. 22 (emphasis original)
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