as in moralizing
marked by or given to preaching moral values
parental opinion was divided on the school's moralistic curriculum
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But human folly, served without moralistic garnish, stays funny forever.
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Mark Gimein, theweek, 14 May 2024
But Daniels’ performance of the sage and moralistic Finch was superb all on its own, earning the actor a Tony nomination in 2019.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
And the language in the official recall petition strikes a moralistic tone.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Blowups at literary journals are not the most pressing news of the day, but the incident at Guernica reveals the extent to which elite American literary outlets may now be beholden to the narrowest polemical and moralistic approaches to literature.
—Phil Klay, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
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Mark Gimein, theweek, 14 May 2024
But Daniels’ performance of the sage and moralistic Finch was superb all on its own, earning the actor a Tony nomination in 2019.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
And the language in the official recall petition strikes a moralistic tone.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Blowups at literary journals are not the most pressing news of the day, but the incident at Guernica reveals the extent to which elite American literary outlets may now be beholden to the narrowest polemical and moralistic approaches to literature.
—Phil Klay, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Moralistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moralistic. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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