preachify

[ pree-chuh-fahy ]

verb (used without object)

, preach·i·fied, preach·i·fy·ing.

1. to preach in an obtrusive or tedious way.

preachify

/ ˈpriːtʃɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. informal.
   intr to preach or moralize in a tedious manner

Derived Forms

• ˈpreachiˌfying, noun

Other Words From

• preachi·fi·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of preachify¹

First recorded in 1765–75; preach + -ify

Example Sentences

I confess I didn’t think much of him on board, with his preachifying; but dash my top-sail if, with all his pale quiet face he ain’t a jolly fellow in the moment of trouble.

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Joshua had not spoken since Lilac’s entrance, but Mrs Greenways, eyeing him nervously, felt sure he was preparing to “preachify.”

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"I'd rather hear you preachify," she said, "than the preacher himself."

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"I have had my 'nough of religion and preachifying, but of plain human friendliness not, because there is little of it on the ramble."

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As Jack Thompson had said, Mr Ferguson’s “preachifying” no longer seemed out of place; and for myself, I am sure in my heart I most devoutly said Amen to the thanksgiving.

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Related Words

• admonish
• exhort