churchy
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)tʃi
Adjective
churchy (comparative churchier, superlative churchiest)
- (colloquial, mildly derogatory) Piously Christian.
- 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate 2011, p. 90:
- I was staying with my mother's sister, a retired character actress with a churchy streak.
- 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate 2011, p. 90:
- Resembling a church.
- Your house looks kind of churchy.
- Reminiscent of a church service.
- The party had a churchy atmosphere.
Translations
piously Christian
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resembling a church
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reminiscent of a church service
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Noun
churchy (plural churchies)
Translations
one who is piously Christian
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