preachy
adjective
tediously or pretentiously didactic.
preachiness
-
a word derived from
preachy.
Example Sentences
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Usually, we get preachiness or something clean-cut and easy to discern.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2025
The best part about it is that it’s delivered in such an open, honest, straightforward manner, without any conceit or preachiness.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
I wonder if he chose these stories, in part, because their ambiguity militates against this tendency toward preachiness.
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2021
The language matched Alcott’s other departure, from the preachiness of contemporary children’s literature to the resolutely ordinary: to talk of darning socks, or cooking lunch.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 7, 2019
Alan felt abashed at having scolded the little alien that way, but he did not know how to make proper amends; besides, he was annoyed at Rat's preachiness.
From Starman's Quest by Stan Mack
