He has become more moralistic...
To me moralistic films are just unbearable.
English dictionary. 2008.
moralistic — adj. 1. narrowly and conventionally moral; of people. [WordNet 1.5] 2. disposed to moralize[2]; of people. Syn: moralizing. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
moralistic — [môr΄əl is′tik, mär΄əl is′tik] adj. 1. moralizing 2. of moralism or moralists moralistically adv. * * * mor·al·is·tic (môr ə lĭsʹtĭk, mŏr ) adj. 1. Characterized by or displaying a concern with morality. 2. Marked by a narrow minded morality. … … Universalium
moralistic — (adj.) 1845; from MORALIST (Cf. moralist) + IC (Cf. ic). Related: Moralistically … Etymology dictionary
moralistic — [môr΄əl is′tik, mär΄əl is′tik] adj. 1. moralizing 2. of moralism or moralists moralistically adv … English World dictionary
moralistic — adjective Characteristic of or relating to a narrow minded concern of the morals of others; self righteous She was glad to escape her judgmental and moralistic parents. See Also: morals, morality, moralist … Wiktionary
moralistic — mor|al|ist|ic [ˌmɔrəˈlıstık US ˌmo: ] adj with very strong beliefs about what is right and wrong, especially when this makes you judge other people s behaviour ▪ It s difficult to talk to teenagers about drugs without sounding too moralistic … Dictionary of contemporary English
moralistic — mor|al|is|tic [ ,mɔrə lıstık ] adjective expressing strong ideas about what is right or wrong and trying to make other people behave according to them: moralistic notions of sin and redemption … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
moralistic — adjective having very strong unchanging beliefs about what is right and wrong, especially when this makes you judge other people s behaviour: It s difficult to talk to teenagers about drugs without sounding too moralistic. moralistically / kli/… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
moralistic — UK [ˌmɒrəˈlɪstɪk] / US [ˌmɔrəˈlɪstɪk] adjective showing disapproval expressing strong ideas about what is right and wrong and trying to make other people behave according to them moralistic notions of sin and redemption … English dictionary
moralistic — moralist ► NOUN 1) a person who teaches or promotes morality. 2) a person who behaves morally. DERIVATIVES moralistic adjective … English terms dictionary
