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Synonyms for preachy

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Synonyms for preachy

inclined to teach or moralize excessively

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Words related to preachy

inclined to or marked by tedious moralization

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As I wandered down the aisles of the CBA, I asked the same question: Hasn't the industry simply replaced self-help and pop psychology books with pious variants thereof, the secular Butt Ugly Martians with the religious Veggie Tales, Altoids with Scripture Mints, Beanie Babies with Holy Bears, and secular schlock apocalyptic novels with tamer, preachier Christian schlock apocalyptic novels?
Lakoff and Johnson deliver their goods in preachier language,
But helmer Hickson does a solid job playing down the preachier angles, encouraging naturalistic perfs and focusing on smaller, affecting of human drama.