Preachy
adjective
Having a tendency to give advice or moral lessons more than is wanted or needed.
His speech about the environment felt preachy and uninspiring.
Often appears as...
- sound preachy
- feel preachy
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Disapproving
adjective
Having a tendency to give advice or moral lessons more than is wanted or needed.
His speech about the environment felt preachy and uninspiring.
Often appears as...
- sound preachy
- feel preachy
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Avoid Overuse
Use 'preachy' sparingly to describe excessive moral advice, to maintain its strong impact.
The character's dialogue started feeling preachy after her third rant about justice.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Nuance
'Preachy' often implies disapproval; use it to express annoyance at being lectured.
His well-meaning health tips came across as preachy.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Context
Using 'preachy' signals emotional irritation towards self-righteous or patronizing tones.
Her preachy tone made the audience tune out.
Pro Tip 1/3Avoid Overuse
Use 'preachy' sparingly to describe excessive moral advice, to maintain its strong impact.
The character's dialogue started feeling preachy after her third rant about justice.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Nuance
'Preachy' often implies disapproval; use it to express annoyance at being lectured.
His well-meaning health tips came across as preachy.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Context
Using 'preachy' signals emotional irritation towards self-righteous or patronizing tones.
Her preachy tone made the audience tune out.
Pro Tip 1/3Avoid Overuse
Use 'preachy' sparingly to describe excessive moral advice, to maintain its strong impact.
The character's dialogue started feeling preachy after her third rant about justice.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Nuance
'Preachy' often implies disapproval; use it to express annoyance at being lectured.
His well-meaning health tips came across as preachy.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Context
Using 'preachy' signals emotional irritation towards self-righteous or patronizing tones.
Her preachy tone made the audience tune out.
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Rodney Mullen: Pop an...
Where you're not doing -- it usurped the joy of what I loved to do because I was no longer doing it to create and have fun, and when it died out from under me, that was one of the most liberating things, because I could create. And look, I understand that I am on the very edge of preachy, here.
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Rodney Mullen: Pop an...
Where you're not doing -- it usurped the joy of what I loved to do because I was no longer doing it to create and have fun, and when it died out from under me, that was one of the most liberating things, because I could create. And look, I understand that I am on the very edge of preachy, here.
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Quote examples
Brandon Stanton
American Photographer
Everybody asks, 'What does 'Humans of New York' mean?' and I always say that I try to avoid putting any kind of message in the work even if it is a positive or optimistic message. The moment you do that, you're looking for certain people and words that fit into the world view you are trying to show, and it becomes preachy.
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Jay Asher
American Writer
Fiction is an easy way to talk about issues: I think it feels less preachy. You can have the students discuss characters in the book as opposed to hypothetical situations, or as opposed to opening up about themselves, unless they really want to.
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Paul Butcher
American Actor
I believe the best influence you can have is not by being preachy, but by trying to live. For example, knowing you're not perfect, but trying to treat everyone kind and accepting everyone for who they are.
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Lolly Adefope
If I was doing standup I would worry that someone would think I was being preachy, whereas, with a character, it always tends to be the opposite of what I think. You can get away with things.
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Vivek Agnihotri
Indian Director
I don't believe in preachy films. I don't like such films. Having said that, I don't even enjoy films that only 'entertain.' That way, even the circus entertains.
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Taboo
American Musician
We're a positive type group, not a preachy group, but we want to be able to let the people know that we are conscious about what's going on in the world.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
American Baseball Player
I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.
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Vir Das
Indian Comedian
I did theatre in the U.S. because there, content-wise, it's very light. In India, theatre tends to get preachy.
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Chris Gethard
American Actor
I have no desire to get on a soapbox or be preachy. I don't think comedy needs to be 'brave' or 'important.
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Pankaj Tripathi
Indian Actor
I make sure I say something important without being preachy through all my performances.
Quote examples
Brandon Stanton
American Photographer
Everybody asks, 'What does 'Humans of New York' mean?' and I always say that I try to avoid putting any kind of message in the work even if it is a positive or optimistic message. The moment you do that, you're looking for certain people and words that fit into the world view you are trying to show, and it becomes preachy.
Quote examples
Jay Asher
American Writer
Fiction is an easy way to talk about issues: I think it feels less preachy. You can have the students discuss characters in the book as opposed to hypothetical situations, or as opposed to opening up about themselves, unless they really want to.
Quote examples
Paul Butcher
American Actor
I believe the best influence you can have is not by being preachy, but by trying to live. For example, knowing you're not perfect, but trying to treat everyone kind and accepting everyone for who they are.
Quote examples
Lolly Adefope
If I was doing standup I would worry that someone would think I was being preachy, whereas, with a character, it always tends to be the opposite of what I think. You can get away with things.
Quote examples
Vivek Agnihotri
Indian Director
I don't believe in preachy films. I don't like such films. Having said that, I don't even enjoy films that only 'entertain.' That way, even the circus entertains.
Quote examples
Taboo
American Musician
We're a positive type group, not a preachy group, but we want to be able to let the people know that we are conscious about what's going on in the world.
Quote examples
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
American Baseball Player
I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.
Quote examples
Vir Das
Indian Comedian
I did theatre in the U.S. because there, content-wise, it's very light. In India, theatre tends to get preachy.
Quote examples
Chris Gethard
American Actor
I have no desire to get on a soapbox or be preachy. I don't think comedy needs to be 'brave' or 'important.
Quote examples
Pankaj Tripathi
Indian Actor
I make sure I say something important without being preachy through all my performances.
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