Meaning of the word moralistic in English

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moralistic

US /ˌmɔːr.əlˈɪs.tɪk/
UK /ˌmɔːr.əlˈɪs.tɪk/

Adjective

1.

judging people and trying to make them behave according to standards of right and wrong that never change and may be too severe or unfair:

Example:
Drug addicts need sympathetic, not moralistic, treatment.
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