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preachy Definition

preachy (prēc̸hē)

adjective preachi·er, preachi·est

Informal given to or marked by preaching, or moralizing

preachy Synonyms

preachy

modif.

sanctimonious, holier-than-thou, monitory; see moral 3.

preachy Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • get: The Interpreter does get a bit preachy at times with its ( thinly ) veiled resemblance to current political issues.

Used with adjective complement

  • sound: Without trying to sound preachy, the merits of lying are obvious.
  • get: The last third is a bit of a disappointment, because it gets preachy, loses its hard edge, and gets soft.
  • become: The episode was far from standard West Wing, at times it became preachy.

Modifying Another Word

  • too: Luckily the entertaining value of the show prevents it from becoming too preachy.
  • never: He is clear, articulate, and never preachy.
  • little: Entertaining but not too deep and more than a little preachy.
  • so: But others believe that we should not be so preachy and be friends with them and do the long term thing.
  • somewhat: And the adults ( and Clark himself ) are somewhat preachy at the end.

Modifies a noun

  • book: He rants trying to do the motivational bit and it just sounds like a preachy self help book.
  • way: I still get to make my political points but in a more subtle and less preachy way.