preachiness

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English

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Etymology

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From preachy +‎ -ness.

Noun

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preachiness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being preachy
    • 1988 February 5, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Process of Illumination”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      Although Radium City clearly belongs to a tradition of investigative, muckraking journalism, the film exhibits none of the preachiness or self-righteousness that often accompanies such forays.