PREACHY (preachier, preachiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: preachier    , preachiest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does preachy mean? 

• PREACHY (adjective)
  The adjective PREACHY has 1 sense:

1. inclined to or marked by tedious moralization

  Familiarity information: PREACHY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PREACHY (adjective)

Comparative: preachier   
Superlative: preachiest   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inclined to or marked by tedious moralization

Similar:

informative; instructive (serving to instruct or enlighten or inform)

 Context examples 

"Tell another story, Mother, one with a moral to it, like this. I like to think about them afterward, if they are real and not too preachy," said Jo, after a minute's silence.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)