Word Study
moralistic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective moralistic has 1 sense
- moralistic(s = adj.all) - narrowly and conventionally moral; Derived forms noun moralism2, noun moralism1, noun morality1, noun morality2
CIDE DICTIONARY
moralistic, adj.
- narrowly and conventionally moral; -- of people. [WordNet 1.5]
- disposed to moralize{2}; -- of people. [PJC]
THESAURUS
moralistic
admonitory, advisory, axiological, cautionary, consultative, consultatory, didactic, directive, ethical, ethological, exhortative, exhortatory, expostulative, expostulatory, hortative, hortatory, instructive, monitorial, monitory, moral, noble, preachy, principled, recommendatory, remonstrant, remonstrative, remonstratory, right-minded, righteous, sententious, virtuous, warning
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