Moralistic

What do we mean by moralistic?

Characterized by or displaying a concern with morality. adjective

Given to making moral judgments, especially in a self-righteous or judgmental manner. adjective

Inculcating morality; didactic: as, moralistic poets.

Narrowly and conventionally moral; -- of people. adjective

Disposed to moralize{2}; -- of people. adjective

Characteristic of or relating to a narrow-minded concern of the morals of others; self-righteous adjective

Narrowly and conventionally moral adjective

Characteristic of or relating to a narrow-minded concern of the morals of others; self-righteous

Someone who is overly concerned with conventional morals and will often kick up a fuss over nothing. Typically, the word is used to describe someone with a petty, mechanical and shallow sense of morality; characterized by dogma and conventionality rather than reason, with no regard for context or nuance. Urban Dictionary

Pompous and judgmental upbraiding of someone according to a rule-book which you probably don't share Urban Dictionary

A person who does some shitty things til it weakens him too long, and bounces back a while doing the right or no-wrong until they feel up to doing shitty things again. Moral bet hedging. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to moralistic:
moralistic, modalistic, moralist, formalistic, totalistic, moralists, localistic.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word moralistic:
deism, fallacy, nonconformist, didactic, temperance, sentimental, therapeutic, gladstone, crusade, tale, stance, tales, tone, prose, evangelical, ethical, wise, themes, biblical, sin, romance, slavery, poem, arguments, protestant, corruption, narrative, consequences, message, moral, lessons, warning, reform, criticism, approach, wrong, victorian, stories, poems, values, manner, historian, sees, debate, view, religious, sex, subjects, tradition, scenes, theme, question, causes, literary, nature, appeal, story, influenced, critics.

Words that rhyme with moralistic:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe moralistic:
silly.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective moralistic:
approach, tone, terms, attitude, view, culture, attitudes, rhetoric, interpretation, judgments, stance, overtones, sense, tales, condemnation, states, point, stories, criticism, literature, views, aggression, conception, tale, language, judgment, tradition, position, discourse, values, critics, arguments, fervor, perspective, cultures, nature, grounds, strain, bias, trust, preaching, character, considerations, tendency, concerns, orientation, outlook, society, bent, element, style, theory, message, interpretations, standards, appeals, purpose, tendencies, reasons, principles, works, emphasis, story, themes, reading, pronouncements, argument, elements, approaches, politics, thinking, writings, viewpoint, messages, philosophy, fiction, critique, notions, fashion, statements, streak, note, response, religion, concern, assumptions, crusade, ending, basis, reaction, standpoint, tones.

Words that sound like moralistic:
moralistic, moralist, moralists, nihilistic, naturalistic, novelistic, unrealistic, neuroleptic, immoralist, mentalistic, amoralist, formalistic.