churchy
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɜːtʃi/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tʃi
Adjective
[edit]churchy (comparative churchier, superlative churchiest)
- (colloquial, mildly derogatory) Piously Christian.
- 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 90:
- I was staying with my mother's sister, a retired character actress with a churchy streak.
- Resembling a church.
- Your house looks kind of churchy.
- Reminiscent of a church service.
- The party had a churchy atmosphere.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]piously Christian
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Noun
[edit]churchy (plural churchies)
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