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Preachy

adjective

Inclined to or marked by tedious moralization.

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"Preachy" Quotes from Famous Books

... in essence, moral without being hypocritical, dramatic without being theatricalized, inspiring without being preachy."—New York Sun. ...

— In the Heart of a Fool • William Allen White

... Although what I say on the platform may not be worth listening to, I take good care that no one has to ask me to speak up, and put their hands to their ears to hear what I am saying; nor do I think, as I avoid the "preachy" style of delivery, my audiences get weary ...

— The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2) • Harry Furniss

... was just a house! It had no associations and no history. It had been built to sell. The people who paid for its construction saw in its growing walls and rooftree only the few hundred dollars they hoped to gain. It was left to us to change that house into a home. It sounds preachy, I know, to say that all buildings depend for their real beauty upon the spirit of the people who inhabit them. But it ...

— Making the House a Home • Edgar A. Guest

... really,' Dora said, 'I don't want to be preachy—but you know we DID say we'd try to be good. And it says in a book I was reading only yesterday that NOT being naughty is not enough. You must BE good. And we've hardly done anything. The Golden ...

— The Wouldbegoods • E. Nesbit

Words linked to "Preachy" : informative, instructive