preachy
adjUS /ˈpɹit͡ʃi/
Etymology From preach + -y.
1
Tending toward excessive moralization.
- My old fussbudget aunt had a very preachy manner and would prattle on about the dangers of alcohol and other vices.
- Synonyms
- didactic, moralizing, pious, sanctimonious, sermonizing
- Antonyms
- impious, irreverent, tolerant, laissez faire
- Derived terms
- nonpreachy, preachily, preachiness, unpreachy