Definition of preachify in English:
preachify
verbpreachifies, preachified, preachifying ˈpriːtʃɪfʌɪˈpritʃəˌfaɪ
[no object]informal Preach or moralize tediously.
he's a fund-raiser as well as a minister, but he's a preacher who doesn't preachify
Example sentencesExamples
- Let's just say that another six to eight minutes of preachifying fluff could have been removed from an overly long film.
Synonyms
moralize, be moralistic, sermonize, pontificate, lecture, harangue
Definition of preachify in US English:
preachify
verbˈprēCHəˌfīˈpritʃəˌfaɪ
[no object]informal Preach or moralize tediously.
he's a fund-raiser as well as a minister, but he's a preacher who doesn't preachify
Example sentencesExamples
- Let's just say that another six to eight minutes of preachifying fluff could have been removed from an overly long film.
Synonyms
moralize, be moralistic, sermonize, pontificate, lecture, harangue