preachy

From preach +‎ -y.

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• Homophone: preachee

preachy (comparative preachier, superlative preachiest)

1. Tending toward excessive moralization.

   My old fussbudget aunt had a very preachy manner and would prattle on about the dangers of alcohol and other vices.

• (tending toward excessive moralization): didactic, moralizing, pious, sanctimonious, sermonizing

• (tending toward excessive moralization): impious, irreverent, tolerant, laissez faire

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