preachingly

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adverb

In a way that preaches.

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Meanings

adverbpreachingly (comparative more preachingly, superlative most preachingly)

comparative more preachingly · superlative most preachingly

  1. In a way that preaches.

    […] the country maiden, who mounts her horse so adroitly, waits on table so sweetly, and talks morality so preachingly?

    1867, Frances Dana Gage, Elsie Magoon

Origin

From preaching + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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