teachy

comparative more teachy · superlative most teachy

1. Preachy, didactic, tending toward excessive moraling or personal instruction.

   Director George Tillman Jr. gets pulled in different directions, too, juggling teen drama and teachy diatribe.

   2018, Bob Brown, Lives in the balance: The Hate U Give tackles important topics but offers hollow advice

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   What you describe of your parents is a child’s view of people who, apparently, thought that being a parent meant being strict and teachy all the time.

   2017, Carolyn Hax, It may be time to look at your parents from a new prespective

   Synonyms: preachy, didactic, moralizing, pious, sanctimonious, sermonizing

1. alternativeobsoleteAlternative form of tetchy.