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adj. - Inclined to or marked by tedious moralization.

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  • I sort of messed it up, because I didn't want to sound too camp and preachy, which is my problem in most of my prose and even poetry.
  • Both children and adults tend to dislike "preachy" people.
  • Are we going to hear him do that kind of preachy thing again?
  • Some worry about 'preachy' or 'judgmental' or 'extreme' vegetarians.
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