preacherly

adj

preacherly

adj

Etymology From preacher + -ly.

1

Befitting a preacher.

He is channeling the most narcotic form of oratory in modern America for whites as well as blacks: a preacherly style of speaking rooted in black American tradition.2008 April 27, John Mcwhorter, “Talking the Talk”, in New York Times:

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