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marked by or given to preaching moral values
  • the students rolled their eyes as their principal launched into another preachy lecture about behavior at the prom

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The first known use of preachy was in 1819

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“Preachy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preachy. Accessed 28 Sep. 2021.

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