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judgy

adjective
\ ˈjə-jē How to pronounce judgy (audio) \
variants: or judgey

Definition of judgy

informal
: tending to judge others harshly or critically : judgmental With the state's mandated water-use reductions taking effect on Monday, our lawns have become jungles of worry. Keep them green and face scary water bills and judgy neighbors.— Karla Peterson

Examples of judgy in a Sentence

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 As Brittany’s stock improves in the prying, judgy eyes of the world around her, she’s stuck with a load of defense mechanisms and the rote psychological impulse to push people away, and treat every act of kindness as pity. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ review: Jillian Bell excels as a trainwreck who gets back on the rails," 26 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of judgy

1997, in the meaning defined above

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