From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
*** Etymology 1
From [en], q.v.
**** Adjective
[en-adj]
1. Preachy , didactic , tending toward excessive moraling or personal instruction .
2. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2017 | author=Carolyn Hax | title=It may be time to look at your parents from a new prespective
|passage=What you describe of your parents is a child’s view of people who,
apparently, thought that being a parent meant being strict and TEACHY all the
time.}}
1. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2018 | author=Bob Brown | title=Lives in the balance: The Hate U Give tackles important topics but offers hollow advice
|passage=Director George Tillman Jr. gets pulled in different directions,
too, juggling teen drama and TEACHY diatribe.}}
***** Synonyms
- preachy , didactic , moralizing , pious , sanctimonious , sermonizing
***** Antonyms
- impious , irreverent , tolerant , laissez faire
*** Etymology 2
Variant of [en], of uncertain etymology.
**** Adjective
[?]
1. [en] [en] .
*** Anagrams
- [en]