Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preacherly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: preacher-ly
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Befitting a preacher.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From preacher + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more preacherly (comparative) most preacherly (superlative)

Questions

What does preacherly mean?: Befitting a preacher.
Where does preacherly come from?: From preacher + -ly.

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