preachy

[pree-chee]

adjective

preachier, preachiest 

1. tediously or pretentiously didactic.

preachy

/ ˈpriːtʃɪ /

adjective

1. informal,  inclined to or marked by preaching

Other Word Forms

• preachily adverb
• preachiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of preachy¹

First recorded in 1810–20; preach + -y ¹

Example Sentences

And in the words of young people she’s interviewed, “just don’t make it preachy.”

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I’ll try to write a song that the world could benefit from hearing, but not make it a preachy song.

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The film could easily have been a preachy lecture about the dangers of the internet.

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Another security source suggested the UK would not be relevant by taking a "preachy European position, like a teacher in a playground", but could instead pursue "alignment with the Americans for our own hard interests".

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Straughan’s writing deftly considers the moral crises we’re steeped in today without feeling preachy, which is a considerable achievement given that a film about faith is the perfect excuse to be sanctimonious.

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