preachyadj.

Brit.

/ˈpriːtʃi/, U.S.

/ˈpritʃi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preach v., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < preach v. + -y suffix¹.

Chiefly colloquial.

Inclined to preach; given to preaching; characterized by a preaching manner or style; tediously moralistic or sententious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [adjective] > lecturing or declamatory

declamatory1581

spouting1630

haranguing1708

lecturing1797

preachy1819

table-thumping1908

society > faith > worship > preaching > [adjective] > inclined to preach

preachy1819

1819 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) II. 70 He was a very good man..though abundantly heavy, preachy and prosy.

1859 Reasoner 27 Feb. 66/1 The Rev. Mr. M...was a little preachy and complacent.

1890 Spectator 15 Mar. It belongs to the class of preachy novels.

1921 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 20 Mar. 8/4 There is nothing ‘preachy’ about the story—far from it.

1966 Word Study Feb. 5/2 Getting so dogmatic, or preachy, or stuffy that our students rebel against us.

2005 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 8 Sept. 6 Paul and I felt that would be an opportunity to get at very interesting religious and spiritual subject matter that was not preachy.

Derivatives

ˈpreachily adv.

ΚΠ

1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Preachily, preachingly.

1958 Listener 5 June 947/3 If Mr. J. F. West, who writes so preachily about Greenland..is really interested in the country [etc.].

2003 Buffalo (N.Y.) News (Nexis) 2 May g12 He rather preachily grandstands about his love and respect for American military men and women.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	preachy
释义	preachyadj. Brit. /ˈpriːtʃi/, U.S. /ˈpritʃi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preach v., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < preach v. + -y suffix¹. Chiefly colloquial. Inclined to preach; given to preaching; characterized by a preaching manner or style; tediously moralistic or sententious. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [adjective] > lecturing or declamatory declamatory1581 spouting1630 haranguing1708 lecturing1797 preachy1819 table-thumping1908 society > faith > worship > preaching > [adjective] > inclined to preach preachy1819 1819 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) II. 70 He was a very good man..though abundantly heavy, preachy and prosy. 1859 Reasoner 27 Feb. 66/1 The Rev. Mr. M...was a little preachy and complacent. 1890 Spectator 15 Mar. It belongs to the class of preachy novels. 1921 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 20 Mar. 8/4 There is nothing ‘preachy’ about the story—far from it. 1966 Word Study Feb. 5/2 Getting so dogmatic, or preachy, or stuffy that our students rebel against us. 2005 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 8 Sept. 6 Paul and I felt that would be an opportunity to get at very interesting religious and spiritual subject matter that was not preachy. Derivatives ˈpreachily adv. ΚΠ 1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Preachily, preachingly. 1958 Listener 5 June 947/3 If Mr. J. F. West, who writes so preachily about Greenland..is really interested in the country [etc.]. 2003 Buffalo (N.Y.) News (Nexis) 2 May g12 He rather preachily grandstands about his love and respect for American military men and women. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1819
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