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Definition of Preachy
1. Adjective. Inclined to or marked by tedious moralization.
Definition of Preachy
1. Adjective. Tending toward excessive moralization. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Preachy
1. tending to preach [adj PREACHIER, PREACHIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preachy
Literary usage of Preachy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"I don t 'old with all them preachy- preachy brethren says about the theatre.
To PREACH AT TYBURN-CROSS, verb. phr. (old).—To be hanged : see LADDER. ..."
2. Essays Written in the Intervals of Business: To which is Added An Essay on by Arthur Helps (1871)
"I hold with the nigger who said, " If preachy, preachy ; if ... A poor devil now
gets both "preachy" and ..."
3. Organization in Daily Life: An Essay by Arthur Helps (1862)
"I could not help feeling what an over-severe punishment it was. SECOND LAWYER.
Yes. I hold with the nigger who said ' If preachy, preachy; ..."
4. Organization in Daily Life: An Essay by Arthur Helps (1862)
"I could not help feeling what an over-severe punishment it was. SECOND LAWYER.
Yes. I hold with the nigger who said ' If preachy, preachy; ..."
5. Men and Women of the Time: A Dictionary of Contemporaries by George Washington Moon (1891)
"As the preacher comes into view, they will see a pale face with no '• preachy-preachy "
aspect ; no official garb to distinguish the preacher from any other ..."
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