- preachify
- intransitive verb (-ified; -ifying) Date: 1775 to preach ineptly or tediously
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Preachify — Preach i*fy (pr[=e]ch [i^]*f[imac]), v. i. [Preach + fy.] To discourse in the manner of a preacher. [Colloq.] Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preachify — [prē′chə fī΄] vi. preachified, preachifying Informal to preach or moralize in a tiresome manner … English World dictionary
preachify — preachification, n. /pree cheuh fuy /, v.i., preachified, preachifying. to preach in an obtrusive or tedious way. [1765 75; PREACH + IFY] * * * … Universalium
preachify — verb To preach didactically; to sermonize … Wiktionary
preachify — verb (preachifies, preachifying, preachified) informal preach or moralize tediously … English new terms dictionary
preachify — preach·ify … English syllables
preachify — preach•i•fy [[t]ˈpri tʃəˌfaɪ[/t]] v. i. fied, fy•ing to preach in an obtrusive or tedious way • Etymology: 1765–75 … From formal English to slang
preachify — /ˈpritʃəfaɪ/ (say preechuhfuy) verb (i) (preachified, preachifying) Chiefly US to preach in an obtrusive or tedious way. {preach + (i)fy} …
preachify — Deliver a long and boring sermon … A concise dictionary of English slang
preachify — v.intr. ( ies, ied) colloq. preach or moralize tediously … Useful english dictionary
