"teachy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /tiːt͡ʃi/ Forms: more teachy [comparative], most teachy [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːtʃi Etymology: From teach + -y, q.v.. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|teach|y}} teach + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} teachy (comparative more teachy, superlative most teachy)
  1. Preachy, didactic, tending toward excessive moraling or personal instruction. Synonyms: preachy, didactic, moralizing, pious, sanctimonious, sermonizing
    Sense id: en-teachy-en-adj-BaXdXny7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [English]

IPA: /tiːt͡ʃi/
Rhymes: -iːtʃi Etymology: Variant of tetchy, of uncertain etymology. Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} teachy
  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of tetchy. Tags: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Alternative form of: tetchy
    Sense id: en-teachy-en-adj-zjJk51rs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "word": "sanctimonious"
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