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1774.  I should be glad to have an Answer from some of the Judgmatical Heads in America.—Boston-Gazette, Feb. 21.

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bef. 1812.  Them are all judgmatical books, I reckon.—John Bernard, ‘Retrospections of America,’ p. 325 (N.Y., 1887). [For a fuller citation see ’CUTE.]

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1826.  A judgmatical rap, over the head, stiffened the lying impostor for a time, and leaving him a bit of walnut for his supper, to prevent any uproar, and stringing him up atween two saplings, I made free with his finery, and took the part of a bear on myself, in order that the operations might proceed.—J. F. Cooper, ‘The Last of the Mohicans,’ ii. 132. (N.E.D.)

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1834.  He was a great hand at settling and arranging duels, being what we generally call in Ireland a judgmatical sort of man—a word which, I think, might be introduced with advantage into the English vocabulary.—W. Maginn, ‘Bob Burke’s Duel with Ensign Brady,’ Blackwood’s Mag., xxxv. May, p. 751/1. (Italics in the original.)

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1840.  It wan’t judgmatical in young Max to expect more from him, and pull the fellow up there to gape about like a treed ’possum.—C. F. Hoffman, ‘Greyslaer,’ i. 34.

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1846.  ’Twas not a judgmatical shot, and Smith thar … would say so.—‘Bob Herring,’ by T. B. Thorpe: W. T. Porter, ed., ‘A Quarter Race in Kentucky,’ etc., p. 137.

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1854.  I stood higher with Uncle John than any one else, as “a raal judgmatical man.”—J. G. Baldwin, ‘Flush Times,’ p. 322.

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1856.  I concluded that parson Wytles had been very judgematical in selecting his converts.—Knick. Mag., xlviii. 616 (Dec.).

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