judgingly

judge

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juhj]
- /dʒʌdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juhj]
- /dʒʌdʒ/

Definitions of judgingly word

noun judgingly a public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law; a magistrate charged with the administration of justice. 1
noun judgingly a person appointed to decide in any competition, contest, or matter at issue; authorized arbiter: the judges of a beauty contest. 1
noun judgingly a person qualified to pass a critical judgment: a good judge of horses. 1
noun judgingly an administrative head of Israel in the period between the death of Joshua and the accession to the throne by Saul. 1
noun judgingly (especially in rural areas) a county official with supervisory duties, often employed part-time or on an honorary basis. 1
verb with object judgingly to pass legal judgment on; pass sentence on (a person): The court judged him guilty. 1

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Origin of judgingly

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; (v.) Middle English jugen < Anglo-French juger, Old French jugier < Latin jūdicāre to judge, equivalent to jūdic- (stem of jūdex) a judge + -āre infinitive suffix; (noun) Middle English juge < Old French < Latin jūdicem, accusative of jūdex

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Parts of speech for Judgingly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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judgingly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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