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adjectivepreacherly (comparative more preacherly, superlative most preacherly)
comparative more preacherly · superlative most preacherly
- 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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preacherly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preacherly
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“preacherly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preacherly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preacherly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preacherly.
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