as in moralizing
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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Recent Examples of preachy
In addition, the portrayal of the cultural setup between the dominant Alba and subservient Colorata is handled in a refreshingly non-preachy manner.
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
This film is a prime example of how the sci-fi genre helps creators to pass along (often very preachy) messages to otherwise unreceptive audiences.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Jelly Roll might seem like a surprising mouthpiece for this kind of preachy moment, but the song is a hit even outside the country bubble.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 8 July 2025
And although the show avoids preachy comparisons between its well-off, white climate refugees and their less privileged present-day counterparts, there’s plenty to notice about the international community’s indifference to the plight of the stateless.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 June 2025
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
This film is a prime example of how the sci-fi genre helps creators to pass along (often very preachy) messages to otherwise unreceptive audiences.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Jelly Roll might seem like a surprising mouthpiece for this kind of preachy moment, but the song is a hit even outside the country bubble.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 8 July 2025
And although the show avoids preachy comparisons between its well-off, white climate refugees and their less privileged present-day counterparts, there’s plenty to notice about the international community’s indifference to the plight of the stateless.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preachy
Adjective
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The heroine of Mansfield Park, Fanny Price, is the most moralistic young person in her household (and the most ignored).—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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What matters is a heavy focus on aesthetic and moralistic perfection.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Such subtlety may not necessarily be what readers—perhaps American readers, in particular—expect from political fiction, which can have a reputation for being didactic and heavy-handed, designed to beat readers over the head, as if anything political were made in the mode of Soviet realism.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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Curiosity is almost a like a science, didactic and patient.—
Alexandra Bregman,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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