If you think that someone behaves or lives in a way that is morally good, you can say that they are ~. People sometimes use ~ to express their disapproval when they think someone is only behaving in this way so that others will admire or support them. (FORMAL)
Aren’t you afraid of being seen as a ~ crusader?...
ADJ
~ness
Both sides in the dispute have been adopting a tone of moral ~ness.
N-UNCOUNT
~ly
They ~ly maintain that they do not practise rationing.
ADV