See moralistic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *meh₁-der.\nProto-Italic *mōs\nLatin mōs\nProto-Indo-European *h₂el-\nProto-Indo-European *-is\nProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?\nProto-Italic *-ālis\nLatin -ālis\nLatin mōrālis\nOld French moralbor.\nMiddle English moral\nEnglish moral\nProto-Indo-European *-id-\nProto-Indo-European *-yéti\nProto-Indo-European *-idyéti\nProto-Hellenic *-íďďō\nAncient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)\nProto-Hellenic *-tās\nAncient Greek -τής (-tḗs)\nAncient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.\nLatin -istader.\nOld French -istebor.\nMiddle English -ist\nEnglish -ist\nProto-Indo-European *-ikos\nProto-Italic *-ikos\nLatin -icuslbor.\nOld French -iquebor.\nMiddle English -ik\nEnglish -ic\nEnglish -istic\nEnglish moralistic\nFrom moral + -istic.",
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"sense": "Characteristic of or relating to a narrow-minded concern of the morals of others",
"word": "moralistický"
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"sense": "Characteristic of or relating to a narrow-minded concern of the morals of others",
"word": "moralistinen"
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"sense": "Characteristic of or relating to a narrow-minded concern of the morals of others",
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"masculine"
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"word": "moraliste"
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"masculine"
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"word": "moralista"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "Characteristic of or relating to a narrow-minded concern of the morals of others",
"word": "moralistisch"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "Characteristic of or relating to a narrow-minded concern of the morals of others",
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"masculine"
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"word": "moralista"
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"sense": "Characteristic of or relating to a narrow-minded concern of the morals of others",
"word": "moralistyczny"
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"sense": "Characteristic of or relating to a narrow-minded concern of the morals of others",
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"masculine"
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