preacherly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

preacher +‎ -ly

Adjective[edit]

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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