preachiness

English

Etymology

preachy +‎ -ness

Noun

preachiness (uncountable)

1. The quality of being preachy
   • 1988 February 5, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Process of Illumination”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     Although Radium City clearly belongs to a tradition of investigative, muckraking journalism, the film exhibits none of the preachiness or self-righteousness that often accompanies such forays.