unjudiciallyadv.
/ˌʌndʒᵿˈdɪʃl̩i/, /ˌʌndʒᵿˈdɪʃəli/, U.S. /ˌənˌdʒuˈdɪʃ(ə)li/ Not judicially; esp. (a) in a manner uncharacteristic of or unbefitting a judge or judges, or not in accordance with justice; (b) in a manner which demonstrates poor judgement; injudiciously, imprudently.
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [adjective]
foolisha1382
misadvisedc1390
unwise1390
indiscreet1413
misdeeming?1471
indigested1587
misjudging1598
unjudicial1599
unjudicious1611
unjudging1612
unjudiciallya1628
injudicious1649
ill-judginga1684
miscalculating1827
foot-shooting1984
a1628 F. Greville Life of Sidney (1651) xv. 198 Not truly active, but rather passive vaine, to imprison and release unjudicially.
1864 Dundee Courier 18 Feb. Sheriff Ogilvy thought proper, most unjudicially, to twist the words.
1884 Spectator 16 Feb. 210/2 Afraid of having the law which they have interpreted so passionately and unjudicially, reviewed in a really judicial spirit.
1920 Specator 24 July 118/2 The present writer confesses to being at first blush unjudicially attracted by that sort of thing.
1944 Tucson (Arizona) Daily Citizen 21 Dec. 3/3 The court, very unjudicially, winked at the mother.
2013 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 1 Mar. c6 The judge or jury was confused about the evidence or otherwise acted unjudicially.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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