preacherly

English

Etymology

From preacher +‎ -ly.

Adjective

preacherly (comparative more preacherly, superlative most preacherly)

1. Befitting a preacher.
   • 2008 April 27, John Mcwhorter, “Talking the Talk”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     He is channeling the most narcotic form of oratory in modern America for whites as well as blacks: a preacherly style of speaking rooted in black American tradition.

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