preacherly
English
Etymology
preacher + -ly
Adjective
preacherly (comparative more preacherly, superlative most preacherly)
- Befitting a preacher.
- 2008 April 27, John Mcwhorter, “Talking the Talk”, in New York Times:
- He is channeling the most narcotic form of oratory in modern America for whites as well as blacks: a preacherly style of speaking rooted in black American tradition.
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