moralistically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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I certainly did not tut moralistically over it, but at the same time I was not entirely sure, at the age of 11, about how to think about such things.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2018
It does not mean . . . that writers should write moralistically, like preachers.
From Time ● Oct. 12, 2015
Divided into chapters, “Soft in the Head” builds — a tad moralistically — to a finale in which the protagonist is confronted with the selfishness of her self-destruction.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2014
If he were himself less moralistically earnest the spice of the jest would disappear.
From One Hundred Best Books by Powys, John Cowper
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