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Definition of preachily - 2 dictionary results

preach⋅y

  [pree-chee]
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–adjective, preach⋅i⋅er, preach⋅i⋅est.
tediously or pretentiously didactic.
Origin:
1810–20; preach + -y 1

Related forms:
preach⋅i⋅ly, adverb
preach⋅i⋅ness, noun
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preach·y   (prē'chē)   
adj.   preach·i·er, preach·i·est
Inclined or given to tedious and excessive moralizing; didactic.
preach'i·ly adv., preach'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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