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Definition of moralistic adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

moralistic

adjective

NAmE//ˌmɔrəˈlɪstɪk//

, NAmE//ˌmɑrəˈlɪstɪk//

(usually disapproving)

having or showing very fixed ideas about what is right and wrong, especially when this causes you to judge other people's behavior

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