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preachy

US/ˈpɹit͡ʃi/

preachy adjective: tending toward excessive moralization.

Adjective

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.

preachy meaning in Malayalam

preachy in Malayalam

sanctimonious, moralistic, moralizing
സുവിശേഷപ്രസംഗം നടത്തുന്ന, ഉപദേശിപ്രസംഗം നടത്തുന്ന, ധർമ്മോപദേശം നടത്തുവാൻ താല്പര്യമുള്ള, സദാചാരപ്രസംഗം ചെയ്യുന്ന, സന്മാർഗ്ഗത്തെപ്പറ്റി പ്രസംഗിക്കുന്ന, ധർമ്മപ്രബോധനപരമായ

Synonyms of preachy

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Forms of preachy

comparativepreachier
superlativepreachiest

Origin of preachy

From preach + -y.

Words formed from preachy

Questions about preachy

What does preachy mean?
Preachy means tending toward excessive moralization.
What is preachy in Malayalam?
Preachy in Malayalam is സുവിശേഷപ്രസംഗം നടത്തുന്ന, ഉപദേശിപ്രസംഗം നടത്തുന്ന, ധർമ്മോപദേശം നടത്തുവാൻ താല്പര്യമുള്ള. See Preachy meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is preachy?
Preachy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce preachy?
Preachy is pronounced /ˈpɹit͡ʃi/ (US).

Words near preachy in the dictionary

  1. preachman
  2. preachmen
  3. preachment
  4. preachments
  5. preacht
  6. preachy
  7. preacidification
  8. preacidified
  9. preacidifies
  10. preacidify
  11. preacidifying

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Adapted from Wiktionary: preachy (page history and authors); preachy (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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