preachiness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English preachy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English preachiness From preachy + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality of being preachy
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.
1988 February 5, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Process of Illumination”, in Chicago Reader: