| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|listik, -tēk adjective
1. : characterized by or expressive of a concern with morality
when man developed, when he became more scientific and more moralistic — Havelock Ellis
moralistic wit, or the joke that teaches a lesson — Ernst Simon
2. : characterized by or expressive of a narrow and conventional moral attitude
the conventional and moralistic prettifications of life then in vogue — R.M.Coates
the ponderous and moralistic style of the early nineteenth century — American Guide Series: Tennessee
• mor·al·is·ti·cal·ly -tə̇k(ə)lē, -tēk-, -li adverb