preachier; preachiest
: marked by obvious moralizing : didactic
put off by the speaker's preachy tone
preachily adverb
preachiness noun

Examples of preachy in a Sentence

We were put off by the speaker's preachy tone. a boring and preachy writer
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My goal is to bring positive vibes to hip-hop without being preachy or judgmental, and the music being fire. Gary Graff, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025 This overtly political, preachy and unfunny? Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 Lawrence isn't preachy in his attempt to make this film an emotional gut-punch. Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Ingelsby weighs these choices against each other without getting preachy or searching for answers that aren’t there. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for preachy

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of preachy was in 1819

Cite this Entry

“Preachy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preachy. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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