churchy
English
Etymology
From church + -y.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɜːtʃi/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tʃi
Adjective
churchy (comparative churchier, superlative churchiest)
- (colloquial, mildly derogatory) Piously Christian.
- 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 90:
- I was staying with my mother's sister, a retired character actress with a churchy streak.
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- Resembling a church.
- Your house looks kind of churchy.
- Reminiscent of a church service.
- The party had a churchy atmosphere.
Derived terms
- churchily
- churchiness
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)
- (mildly pejorative) one who is piously Christian
Translations
one who is piously Christian
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