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 That said, the all-caps and preachy tone are incredibly off-putting. Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025 My goal is always to do it not in a preachy, pedantic way [but] just to explore these topics through personal stories and journeys by the people who are the most deeply impacted by them. Sunil Sadarangani, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025 Ironically, the play does come with a preachy streak, playing to its crowd with pat-yourself-on-the-back monologues, moralizing with a pause for applause. Shania Russell, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024 Trying to convince people to go vegan solely for environmental reasons could backfire, or be seen as too preachy. Byzahra Hirji, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for preachy

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“Preachy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preachy. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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