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Where does “moralizingly” come from?

moralizingly (English) comes from English moralizing, from English moralize, from Old French moraliser.

moralizingly (English): In a moralizing fashion

Definitions

  1. In a moralizing fashion

Ancestry of “moralizingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmoralizingpresent participle of moralize; The behaviour of...
2EnglishmoralizeTo make moral reflections ; to regard acts and...
3Old Frenchmoraliser—
Every word from Old French moraliser →