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preachy

UK
/ˈpriːtʃi/
US
/ˈpriːtʃi/

Translations

preachyadjective
preachier
Comp.
preachiest
Super.
UK
/ˈpriːtʃi/
US
/ˈpriːtʃi/
The book was too preachy for my taste.
Книга была слишком нравоучительной для моего вкуса.
Synonyms
moralizing
sententious
didactic
sanctimonious
self-righteous

Definitions

preachyadjective
Resembling or characteristic of preaching or a sermon.
His speech had a preachy rhythm, as though he were delivering a Sunday homily.
Inclined to moralize in a tedious, self-righteous, or overly didactic manner.
The novel became preachy, scolding the reader instead of simply telling a story.
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