preachiness

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noun

The quality of being preachy

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounpreachiness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being preachy

    Although Radium City clearly belongs to a tradition of investigative, muckraking journalism, the film exhibits none of the preachiness or self-righteousness that often accompanies such forays.

    1988 February 5, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Process of Illumination”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

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APA

preachiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preachiness

MLA

“preachiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preachiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preachiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preachiness.

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