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Meaning of "preachily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PREACHILY

preachily  [ˈpriːtʃɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREACHILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Preachily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PREACHILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of preachily in the English dictionary

The definition of preachily in the dictionary is in a preachy fashion.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREACHILY


bitchily
ˈbɪtʃɪlɪ
blotchily
ˈblɒtʃɪlɪ
botchily
ˈbɒtʃɪlɪ
bunchily
ˈbʌntʃɪlɪ
chile
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chili
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chilli
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chilly
ˈtʃɪlɪ
grouchily
ˈɡraʊtʃɪlɪ
hitchily
ˈhɪtʃɪlɪ
patchily
ˈpætʃɪlɪ
peachily
ˈpiːtʃɪlɪ
punchily
ˈpʌntʃɪlɪ
raunchily
ˈrɔːntʃɪlɪ
scratchily
ˈskrætʃɪlɪ
sketchily
ˈskɛtʃɪlɪ
snatchily
ˈsnætʃɪlɪ
starchily
ˈstɑːtʃɪlɪ
touchily
ˈtʌtʃɪlɪ
twitchily
ˈtwɪtʃɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREACHILY

preach
preach to the choir
preachable
preacher
preacher curl
preachership
preachier
preachiest
preachified
preachifies
preachify
preachifying
preachiness
preachingly
preachment
preachy
preacquaint
preacquaintance
preacquisition
preacquisition profit

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREACHILY

crunchily
gushily
healthily
kvetchily
lengthily
mushily
pitchily
pithily
praiseworthily
scripophily
shily
slouchily
stealthily
techily
tetchily
toothily
trashily
unhealthily
unworthily
worthily

Synonyms and antonyms of preachily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «preachily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREACHILY

Find out the translation of preachily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of preachily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «preachily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

preachily
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

preachily
570 millions of speakers

English

preachily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

preachily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

preachily
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

preachily
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preachily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

preachily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

preachily
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan mudah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

preachily
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

preachily
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

preachily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Preachily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

preachily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

preachily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपदेशात्मक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

preachily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

preachily
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

preachily
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

preachily
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

preachily
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

preachily
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

preachily
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

preachily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

preachily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of preachily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREACHILY»

The term «preachily» is used very little and occupies the 155.017 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREACHILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «preachily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «preachily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about preachily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREACHILY»

Discover the use of preachily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to preachily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Want to Go Private?
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Sarah Littman, 2011
2
CMJ New Music Monthly
Instead, the pace and mood are natural; the drugs and druggies are neither romanticized nor preachily denounced. The three principal actors — Maurice Dean Wint in the title role, Callum Keith Rennie as Jim Carroll, and Rachel Crawford as ...
3
Distant Partners: Community Change Through Project Renewal
Somewhat preachily, I add that, in the final analysis, we judge others not by their rhetoric but by their accomplishments. Aryeh defensively replies that what he says is accompanied by a "pathos" (his word) which he cannot help. I decide to ...
Ben W. Lappin, Morton I. Teicher, 1990
4
Queuing for Beginners: The Story of Daily Life From ...
The British 'happy hour' – which really took off in the 1980s, as commemorated in a rather preachily disapproving song of that name by the Housemartins – was not quite so urbane. Starting about 5.30, it often lasted several hours, and was a ...
Joe Moran, 2010
5
Beggars, Iconoclasts, and Civic Patriots: The Political ...
If the pageantry seemed urgently dire and preachily unctuous, it was in no small measure owing to the fact 53. De Burbure, Antwerpsche Ommegangen, 17-20. 54. Prims, "Antwerpsche Ommeganck op den vooravond van de Beeldenstormerij ...
Peter J. Arnade, 2008
6
Les Murray
The tone was, as a result, 'too often preachily rhetorical and condescending'.4 Maloufs concern has formed a consistent note in the reception of Murray's work, particularly in Australia. His status as a major poet, even as the best contemporary ...
Steven Matthews, 2001
7
Fetching the Old Southwest: Humorous Writing from Longstreet ...
Hearing is not always believing, as Longstreet demonstrates in "Georgia Theatrics." Overhearing what he takes to be a vicious fight just off the roadway, the narrator rushes into the bushes to intervene, preachily condemning such violence.
James H. Justus, 2004
8
Feeding the City: From Street Market to Liberal Reform in ...
He later preachily denounced “the immoderation with which they behaved there, associating with individuals of both sexes known for their immorality, to which must be added their contact with workers at the Navy Yard.” The Portuguese ...
Richard Graham, 2010
9
The Practice of Satire in England, 1658–1770
The Tale of a Nettle (1710), a High Church broadside written in response to the Sacheverell trial, is more preachily monitory. Its author uses not a fable but a straightforward parable to depict the growth of dissent (as nettle beds) eventually  ...
Ashley Marshall, 2013
10
What Fool Would Challenge Shakespeare?
And the answer comes not preachily, but on the pithy, freshly sharpened point ofirony. Having conceded my verses will not be acclaimed the equal of Mr. S's in his highest flights, I contend, however, that what I suffer in height will be made up in ...
T.J. King, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREACHILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term preachily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Right-Wing Trolls Hijack SciFi Oscars
I was actually a fan of his—even followed his LiveJournal and everything—because although The Golden Age was already too preachily ... «Daily Beast, Apr 15»
2
What's your favorite feel-good entertainment?
Indeed, its original conception put it quite firmly (and quite preachily) in an honest-to-goodness utopia, one far more advanced than our ... «A.V. Club Austin, Jul 14»
3
John Sutherland?s Enjoyable Little History of Literature
One particular pleasure is Sutherland's voice: impassioned without boiling over, instructively outlining instead of preachily prescribing. «Daily Beast, Nov 13»
4
Broadway musicals battle for the spotlight
... pride and acceptance themes from his "La Cage Aux Folles" and "Torch Song Trilogy" - perhaps a shade predictably (and preachily at times), ... «Houston Chronicle, Jun 13»
5
Wil Anderson: GoodWil
Seeing him speak so easily and persuasively (and never preachily) on progressive issues, I wonder why politicians can't ever communicate as ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 13»
6
History Channel's Bible Is a Hit. Does That Mean TV Will Get Religion?
At the same time, her teenage daughter has been drawn to Christianity, and the way the show has handled Alicia's reaction–not preachily, but ... «TIME, Mar 13»
7
Wilmington on Movies: Promised Land
... gives Promised Land a humanistic style and feel, and though the characters are in some sense, obviously and even preachily conceived, the ... «Movie City News, Jan 13»
8
Hansel and Gretel, Cottesloe, NT, London
... I thought the presence of this pair was going to herald a sort of retold-for-infants version of Into the Woods, Sondheim's preachily self-reflexive ... «The Independent, Dec 12»
9
Film Review: Footloose (1.5 stars)
At the theatre, I found myself wishing I could do the same with every overlong anemic scene and preachily teachable moment, of which there ... «National Post, Oct 11»
10
The Pitmen Painters, Duchess Theatre
And it falls woefully, preachily flat. And yet a speech by Kilbourn, that the men should not be patronised as working-class specimens who can ... «The Arts Desk, Oct 11»

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