preacherlyadj.
/ˈpriːtʃəli/, U.S. /ˈpritʃərli/ Of, relating to, or characteristic of a preacher or preachers.
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society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > preacher > [adjective]
predicatory1611
predicant1629
homilistical1659
predicative1772
predicatorial1772
preacherly1905
1905 A. Lang in Longman's Mag. Aug. 376 Under any despotism, lay or priestly or preacherly.
1975 Newsweek (Nexis) 24 Nov. 30 He has lately affected a preacherly tone as well.
1994 N. Baker Fermata ii. 25 That word lust is too abstract and intransitive and preacherly to apply even now to my feelings for Miss Dobzhansky or any other woman.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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