7 letters · 17 points in Scrabble
adjective inclined to or marked by tedious moralization
originEtymology tree English preach Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English preachy From preach + -y.
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