2 syllables: ad, judged. Stress on judged.
uh-JUHJD
/əˈdʒʌdʒd/
adjudged is pronounced uh-JUHJD (/əˈdʒʌdʒd/). It has two syllables (ad-judged), with the stress on "judged". Adjudged means formally deemed or declared to be true or correct after consideration or adjudication. It implies an official or authoritative determination made by a judge or arbiter, often in a legal or formal setting. The term carries a sense of finality and judgment after evaluation of evidence or facts.
Adjudged means formally deemed or declared to be true or correct after consideration or adjudication. It implies an official or authoritative determination made by a judge or arbiter, often in a legal or formal setting. The term carries a sense of finality and judgment after evaluation of evidence or facts.
- Remember to preserve the /dʒ/ onset in the second syllable; avoid turning adjudged into a two-syllable 'ad-judged' with a weak middle. - Do not tilt toward a flat 'uh' in the second syllable; keep a stable /ʌ/ or /ə/ to avoid vowel reduction that obscures the /dʒ/. - Final /d/ should be audible; in rapid speech, the final /d/ tends to blend but should remain a distinct voiced stop. - Ensure you articulate the transition from /dʒ/ to /d/ cleanly, avoiding a glide that softens the final consonant. - Practice with minimal pairs: judge vs adjudged; budge vs adjudged; judged vs adjudged to calibrate the /dʒ/ cluster and stress.”,
"The panel adjudged the defendant guilty after a lengthy trial."
"Her work was adjudged the best in its category by a panel of judges."
"The committee adjudged the proposal unacceptable due to insufficient evidence."
Pronounce as ə- DJUDJ d, with the primary stress on the second syllable. IPA: US /əˈdʒʌdʒd/ or /əˈdʒədʒd/; UK /əˈdʒʌdʒd/; AU /əˈdʒʌdʒd/. Start with a neutral schwa followed by /ˈdʒ/ (the 'j' sound in judge), then /ʌ/ or /ə/ in the second syllable, and finish with /dʒd/ cluster representing the 'jd' ending.”,
Common errors: 1) Dropping or weakening the /dʒ/ after the first syllable, making it sound like 'ad-juded' rather than 'ad-judged.' 2) Misplacing stress, saying 'adJudged' with stress on the first syllable. 3) Vowel reduction too aggressively, producing a clear 'ʌ' or 'ə' in the second syllable; keep a stable /ʌ/ or /ə/ to maintain accuracy. Corrections: emphasize the /dʒ/ onset in the second syllable; maintain secondary vowel quality and ensure final /dʒd/ is audible. Practice by isolating /ˈdʒ/ and using minimal pairs like 'judge' vs 'adjudged' to train the cluster.”,
US: /əˈdʒʌdʒd/ with a clear /ʌ/ in the second syllable; UK: /əˈdʒʌdʒd/ similar but with non-rhoticity, a slightly shorter final vowel. AU: /əˈdʒʌdʒd/ often with a more centralized or relaxed final syllable; you may hear a bit more vowel reduction in rapid speech. The key is maintaining the /dʒ/ sequence and the final /d/ sound, while vowel quality subtly shifts due to rhoticity and vowel height differences.”,
The difficulty comes from the /dʒd/ cluster at the end and the mid-stress position on a multisyllabic word. Maintaining a clean /dʒ/ onset in the second syllable while producing the final /d/ is easy to blur in connected speech. Also, the final -ed in this verb form often reduces, but careful speakers keep a distinct /d/ at the end. IPA details: ensure the sequence /ˈdʒ/ followed by /dʒd/ is articulated clearly; mouth position requires a quick transfer from the tongue blade to the alveolar ridge for the /dʒ/ and then the /d/.”,
Yes, the mid syllable /dʒ/ is a voiced palato-alveolar affricate; the transition from /dʒ/ to /d/ at the end creates a challenging consonant blend. You must avoid devoicing the final /d/; keep voicing through the /d/ and ensure the alveolar tongue contact is precise for /d/ after the /dʒ/.
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- US: emphasize rhoticity only if in broader context; keep a clear /ɹ/ in surrounding words while maintaining /əˈdʒʌdʒd/ sequence. - UK: keep non-rhotic pronunciation but emphasize the /dʒ/ onset and final /d/; avoid over-pronouncing a rolled /r/. - AU: similar to UK, with a slightly more centralized vowel in the second syllable; keep final /d/ distinct in careful speech. IPA references: /əˈdʒʌdʒd/ across accents with minor vowel height variation; pay attention to the /dʒ/ cluster and velocity between syllables.”,
Adjudged comes from the verb adjudge,formed by the prefix ad- (toward, toward)+ jur- (law, justice) blended with -dget, from Old French adjudger and Latin ad jurisdictionem via Old French adjudger. The root jur- relates to law and judgment. The sense evolution begins with Latin adjectus ‘set toward judge’? In Middle English, adjudge appeared as a legal term meaning to assign, decree, or determine by judgment. Over time, adjudge acquired a more formal connotation tied to courts and arbiters. The -ed ending marks the past participle/adjective form in modern English, yielding adjudged to describe a thing or person that has been judged. First known use in English dates to the 14th–15th centuries, aligning with legal-judicial language of medieval Europe. The word has retained its core meaning of a formal verdict and has become common in legal, ceremonial, or formal evaluative contexts. The construction with ‘ad’ (toward) plus ‘judge’ reflects the sense of bringing a decision toward a formal determination, culminating in the past participle form adjudged used as an attributive or past-tense verb. Modern usage often appears in legal opinions, administrative decisions, and formal reports.
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