Meaning & use
Preachy
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Tending to give moral advice or lecture others in an irritating or self-righteous way.
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Critics found the film's ending too preachy, hammering its message home.
He hated when his uncle got preachy about diet at every family dinner.
A note on using this word
An informal, often disapproving adjective, frequently applied to films, books, or speeches that lecture rather than entertain or inform.
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