preachiness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

preachy +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

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.
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