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Preoccupied with judging conduct by moral rules, often in a self-righteous or overbearing way.

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moralistic

The review became moralistic when it condemned the characters instead of examining how the story was written.
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Another character adopted a moralistic tone, judging every misplaced comma as evidence of a defective character.
From The Tone of a Satirical Scene.
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